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A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism
Walter Jost
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Description for A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism
Paperback. A Companion to Rhetoric offers the first major survey in two decades of the field of rhetorical studies and of the practice of rhetorical theory and criticism across a range of disciplines. * Assesses rhetoric's place in the larger intellectual universe. Editor(s): Jost, Mr. Walter; Olmsted, Wendy. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 970.
A Companion to Rhetoric offers the first major survey in two decades of the field of rhetorical studies and of the practice of rhetorical theory and criticism across a range of disciplines.
- Assesses rhetoric's place in the larger intellectual universe.
- Focuses on the practical side of rhetoric, looking at specific works, problems and figures.
- Provides examples of rhetoric from ancient times to the present day.
- Written by leading scholars from a variety of different fields.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405149570
SKU
V9781405149570
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99-50
About Walter Jost
Walter Jost teaches in the English Department at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Wendy Olmsted teaches in the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism
"Walter Jost and Wendy Olmsted have produced a remarkable volume that serves equally well as an introduction to rhetorical studies and as a reference work for specialists. The range of the essays and the credentials of the contributors mark the book as important, but its most notable feature is the conception and development of a general work on rhetoric that ... Read more