The Dao of rhetoric /

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In the first book to systematically deal with Daoism (Taoism) from a rhetorical perspective, author Steven C. Combs advances the idea that the works of Daoist (Taoist) sages Laozi (Loa Tzu), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and Sunzi (Sun Tzu) can be fused into a coherent rhetorical genre, which can then form...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Combs, Steven C., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Series:SUNY series in communication studies.
Subjects:
Rhetoric.
Rhetoric > China.
Taoism.
Motion pictures > Moral and ethical aspects.
Rhétorique.
Rhétorique > Chine.
Taoïsme.
Cinéma > Aspect moral.
rhetoric (discipline)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Motion pictures > Moral and ethical aspects
Rhetoric
Taoism
Taoismus
Rhetorik
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rhetoric East and West.
  • Culture, text, and context.
  • Laozi and the natural way of rhetoric.
  • Zhuangzi and the rhetoric of evocation.
  • Sunzi and the rhetoric of parsimony.
  • Daoist rhetorical criticism.
  • Is The Tao of Steve really "The way"?
  • Values East and West in Antz and A bug's life.
  • Shrek as the daoist hero.
  • The future of the past.

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