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Author:

Smith, Craig R.

Title:

Rhetoric and human consciousness : a history / Craig R. Smith.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Waveland Press,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

xiii, 458 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Rhetoric--History.
Rhetoric--Philosophy.
Rhetoric and psychology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-442) and index.

Contents:

Rhetorical consciousness. Rhetoric dimensions of myth and narrative -- The development of rhetorical theory in Greece -- Aristotle's rhetoric -- The Roman rhetorical system -- The fall of Rome and the rise of Christianity -- The Renaissance of rhetoric -- Epistemology and the modern rhetorics -- The existential revolt against modernism -- Identification and ideology -- Kenneth Burke's expansion of rhetoric -- Context, function, and media -- Postmodern and feminist theories -- Rhetorical consciousness.

ISBN:

9781577667971 (pbk.)
1577667972 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)819136247

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)