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Rhetoric and Reality : Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1900-1985.

Berlin here continues his unique history of American college composition begun in his Writing Instruction in Nineteenth-Century Colleges (1984), turning now to the twentieth century. In discussing the variety of rhetorics that have been used in writing classrooms Berlin introduces a taxonomy made up...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berlin, James A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 1987.
Colección:Studies in writing & rhetoric.
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  • Front Cover; Studies in Writing & Rhetoric Series Statement; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. An Overview; 2. The Nineteenth-Century Background; 3. The Growth of the Discipline: 1900-1920; 4. The Influence of Progressive Education: 1920-1940; 5. The Communications Emphasis: 1940-1960; 6. The Renaissance of Rhetoric: 1960-1975; 7. Major Rhetorical Approaches: 1960-1975; 8. Conclusion and Postscript on the Present; Works Cited; Index; Author Bio; Books in the Studies in Writing and Rhetoric series; Back Cover.