Rebirth of Rhetoric

by Richard Andrews (Editor)

Overview

Rebirth of Rhetoric brings together contributions from several fields to provide a forum in which a unifying theory for language and literature studies can be debated.The book does not aim to resurrect classical Renaissance rhetoric, but to remake it within a contemporary context. The context of texts (both spoken and written) is one of the main emphases of this collection, whether it is the ideology informing the text, or the way in which a text is transformed by its audience. The book also aims to present a range of practical approaches to the study of texts of all kinds: literary; televisual; film and photography. It also argues the case for developments in the Arts and Humanities which will bring together people working in Education, Linguistics, Composition, Literature and Cultural Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136515491
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/16/2012
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	258
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Richard Andrews (Institute of Education, UK)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. Aristotle’s Poetics and Rhetoric: narrative as rhetoric’s fourth mode 3. Persuasive forces: language, ideology and education. 4. Rhetoric in the university 5. Voice/text/pedagogy: re-reading the writing classroom. Pam Gilbert 6. Issues of audience: egocentrism revisited 7. On teaching non-fiction 8. Narrative, argument and rhetoric 9. Intertext or inner text? How children learn to read and talk together 10. A rhetoric of reading 11. Shakespeare’s rhetoric in Action 12. Reading across media: the case of Wuthering Heights 13. Weathertexts on Spanish, French and English language television 14. The power of a dress: the rhetoric of a moment in fashion. Bibliography Index