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Writing Genres (Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory)
Amy J. Devitt
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Description for Writing Genres (Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory)
Paperback. Examines genre from rhetorical, social, linguistic, professional, and historical perspectives and explores genre's educational uses. This book demonstrates how genres function within their communities rhetorically and socially, and how they develop out of their contexts historically. Series: Rhetorical Philosophy & Theory S. Num Pages: 268 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
This book provides a comprehensive view of contemporary genre theory.In ""Writing Genres"", Amy J. Devitt examines genre from rhetorical, social, linguistic, professional, and historical perspectives and explores genre's educational uses, making this volume the most comprehensive view of genre theory today.""Writing Genres"" does not limit itself to literary genres or to ideas of genres as formal conventions but additionally provides a theoretical definition of genre as rhetorical, dynamic, and flexible, which allows scholars to examine the role of genres in academic, professional, and social communities.""Writing Genres"" demonstrates how genres function within their communities rhetorically and socially, how they develop out ... Read more
This book provides a comprehensive view of contemporary genre theory.In ""Writing Genres"", Amy J. Devitt examines genre from rhetorical, social, linguistic, professional, and historical perspectives and explores genre's educational uses, making this volume the most comprehensive view of genre theory today.""Writing Genres"" does not limit itself to literary genres or to ideas of genres as formal conventions but additionally provides a theoretical definition of genre as rhetorical, dynamic, and flexible, which allows scholars to examine the role of genres in academic, professional, and social communities.""Writing Genres"" demonstrates how genres function within their communities rhetorically and socially, how they develop out ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809328697
SKU
V9780809328697
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About Amy J. Devitt
Amy J. Devitt is Chancellors Club Teaching Professor in the Department of English at the University of Kansas. She is the author of Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659 and a coauthor of Scenes of Writing: Strategies for Composing with Genres.
Reviews for Writing Genres (Rhetorical Philosophy and Theory)
"Writing Genres presents an excellent, comprehensive discussion of contemporary genre theory as it has developed in the field of composition and writing over the past twenty years." - Carolyn R. Miller, North Carolina State University"