Invention in Rhetoric and Composition examines issues that have surrounded historical and contemporary theories and pedagogies of rhetorical invention, citing a wide array of positions on these issues in both primary rhetorical texts and secondary interpretations. It presents theoretical disagreements over the nature, purpose, and epistemology of invention and pedagogical debates over such issues as the relative importance of art, talent, imitation, and practice in teaching discourse.
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In this first sustained critique of current-traditional rhetorical theory, Sharon Crowley uses a postmodern, deconstructive reading to reexamine the historical development of current-traditional rhetoric.
Building on the work of rhetoricians, philosophers, linguists, and theorists in other disciplines, Karen Burke LeFevre challenges a widely-held view of rhetorical invention as the act of an atomistic individual.
Hickey, Dona J. Developing a Written Voice. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 1993. Porter, James. Audience and Rhetoric: An Archaeological Composition of the Dis-course Community. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice, 1993. See also ELBOW, PETER; ...
Heeding the call of noted rhetoric scholar Richard E. Young to engage in serious, scholarly investigations of the assumptions that underlie established practices and habits about writing, the contributors to...
In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention.
"This book examines the role that rhetoric plays in the creation and conceptualization of new technology claims. Rather than examining historical scientific documents, it looks at scientists in the act...
This collection presents a heteroglossia of perspectives on, models of, and insights into invention in writing. As such, the possible relationships among the articles that can be considered with profit are numerous and varied.
Such changes create lines of force that may be exploited by canny rhetors looking to wield rhetorical power. Crowley's abstraction to a spectrum elides somewhat the multiplicity of argumentative communities that may be party to single ...
This book offers an accessible introduction to teaching and studying rhetoric and composition.