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Third edition. |
| Description |
xix, 387 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 27 cm. |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Communication, media, and politics |
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Communication, media, and politics.
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| Summary |
"Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to contemporary rhetorical criticism. Systematic chapters contributed by noted experts introduce the fundamental aspects of a perspective, provide students with an example to model when writing their own criticism, and address the potentials and pitfalls of the approach. In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Essential elements of rhetorical criticism : the big picture / Jim A. Kuypers -- Overview of rhetorical criticism. What is rhetoric? / Jim A. Kuypers and Andrew King -- What is rhetorical criticism? / Jim A. Kuypers -- Understanding rhetorical situations / Marilyn Young and Kathleen Farrell -- Generic elements in rhetoric / William Benoit and Mark Glantz -- Perspectives on criticism. The traditional perspective / Forbes I. Hill -- Close textual analysis : approaches and applications / Stephen Howard Browne -- Criticism of metaphor / John W. Jordan -- The narrative perspective / Robert C. Rowland -- Dramatism and Kenneth Burke's pentadic criticism / Ryan Erik McGeough and Andrew King -- Feminist criticism / Donna Marie Nudd and Kristina Schriver Whalen -- Ideographical criticism / Ronald Lee and Adam Blood -- Expanding our critical horizons. Eclectic rhetorical criticism : combining perspectives for insights / Jim A. Kuypers -- Criticism of visual rhetoric / Natalia Mielczarek -- Criticism of popular culture and social media / Kristen Hoerl and Zoe Farquhar -- Criticism of digital rhetoric / Michelle G. Gibbons -- Critical rhetoric : an orientation toward criticism / Raymie McKerrow -- Appendix A: Writing criticism : getting started -- Appendix B: Additional rhetorical perspectives and genres -- Appendix C: Glossary of terms -- Appendix D: "On objectivity and politics in criticism" / Edwin Black. |
| Subject |
Rhetorical criticism.
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Rhetorical criticism. (OCoLC)fst01096992
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| Added Author |
Kuypers, Jim A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781538138137 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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1538138131 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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9781538138144 paperback ; alkaline paper |
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153813814X paperback ; alkaline paper |
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9781538138151 electronic publication |
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