This collection challenges the reader to re-examine the influence of 18th- and 19th-century Scottish rhetoric, often credited with shaping studies in psychology, philosophy and English literature. The essays discuss the contributions of Adam Smith and Hugh Blair, and the significance of sermons.
The continued importance of Christian rhetorics in political, social, pedagogical, and civic affairs suggests that such rhetorics are essential to the..
In this book, Powell examines the ways that identities are constructed in displacement narratives based on cases of eminent domain, natural disaster, ..
This volume takes up rhetorical approaches to our primarily linguistic understanding of how names work, considering how theories of materiality in rhe..
Responding to the effects of human mobility and crises such as depleting oil supplies, Ehren Helmut Pflugfelder applies kinaesthetic rhetoric to autom..
An Introduction to Rhetorical Communication offers a true integration of rhetorical theory and social science approaches to public communication._x000..
Using a developmental approach to the process of criticism, Making Sense of Messages serves as an introduction to rhetorical criticism for communicati..
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A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric describes, explains, and argues the overarching theory of contemporary (in contrast to classical) rhetoric. ..
A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric is the premier text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in the history of rhetoric. Offering vivi..
The availability of digital recording technologies and distributed file sharing systems has forever changed the expectations of everyday users with re..
Classical rhetoric was originally all about speech; then it took an interest in writing. We are at a kind of mirror moment now. The present field of "..