Landmark Essays on Contemporary Rhetoric

Name: Landmark Essays on Contemporary Rhetoric
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Landmark Essays on Contemporary RhetoricVolume 15\nAuthor(s): Thomas B. Farrell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc\nISBN-13: 9781880393109, 978-1880393109\nSynopsis\nThis work brings together the pivotal, scholarly essays responsible for the present resurgence in rhetorical studies. Assembled by one of the most respected senior scholars in the field of rhetoric, the essays chart a course from tradition-based theory of civic rhetoric to ongoing issues of figuration, power, and gender. Together with a lucid introductory essay, these studies help to integrate the still-volatile questions at the core of humanities scholarship in rhetoric. The introductory student as well as the seasoned scholar will gain familiarity and footing in this oldest--and still new--liberal art.