Essays on Classical Rhetoric and Modern Discourse
- ISBN-10
- 0809311348
- ISBN-13
- 9780809311347
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 291
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- SIU Press
- Authors
- Andrea A. Lunsford, Lisa S. Ede, Robert J. Connors
Description
Eighteen essays by leading scholars in English, speech communication, education, and philosophy explore the vitality of the classical rhetorical tradition and its influence on both contemporary discourse studies and the teaching of writing. Some of the essays investigate theoretical and historical issues. Others show the bearing of classical rhetoric on contemporary problems in composition, thus blending theory and practice. Common to the varied approaches and viewpoints expressed in this volume is one central theme: the 20th-century revival of rhetoric entails a recovery of the classical tradition, with its marriage of a rich and fully articulated theory with an equally efficacious practice. A preface demonstrates the contribution of Edward P. J. Corbett to the 20th-century revival, and a last chapter includes a bibliography of his works.
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