Genre and the invention of the writer : reconsidering the place of invention in composition /

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In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention. In describing what he calls "the genre function," he explores what is at stake for the study and teaching of writing to imagine invention as a way...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bawarshi, Anis S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, ©2003.
©2003
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching.
English language > Composition and exercises > Study and teaching.
Invention (Rhetoric)
Literary form.
Invention (Rhétorique)
Genres littéraires.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Authorship.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention. In describing what he calls "the genre function," he explores what is at stake for the study and teaching of writing to imagine invention as a way that writers locate themselves, via genres, within various positions and activities. He argues, in fact, that invention is a process in which writers are acted upon by genres as much as they act themselves. Such an approach naturally requires the composition scholar to re-place invention from the w
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 207 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-202) and index.
ISBN:0874214769
9780874214765
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