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The Methodical Memory: Invention in Current-Traditional Rhetoric
Sharon Crowley
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Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, figures. BIC Classification: GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In this first sustained critique of current-traditional rhetorical theory, Sharon Crowley uses a postmodern, deconstructive reading to reexamine the historical development of current-traditional rhetoric. She identifies it (as well as the British new rhetoric from which it developed) as a philosophy of language use that posits universal principles of mind and discourse. Crowley argues that these philosophies are not appropriate bases for the construction of rhetorical theories, much less guides for the teaching of composition. She explains that current-traditional rhetoric is not a rhetorical theory, and she argues that its use as such has led to a misrepresentation of invention. ... Read more
In this first sustained critique of current-traditional rhetorical theory, Sharon Crowley uses a postmodern, deconstructive reading to reexamine the historical development of current-traditional rhetoric. She identifies it (as well as the British new rhetoric from which it developed) as a philosophy of language use that posits universal principles of mind and discourse. Crowley argues that these philosophies are not appropriate bases for the construction of rhetorical theories, much less guides for the teaching of composition. She explains that current-traditional rhetoric is not a rhetorical theory, and she argues that its use as such has led to a misrepresentation of invention. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809330010
SKU
V9780809330010
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About Sharon Crowley
Sharon Crowley is a professor of English at Northern Arizona University. She is the author of A Teacher’s Guide to Deconstruction and Reclaiming Authority.
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