Twentieth-Century Rhetorics and Rhetoricians: Critical Studies and Sources

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Rhetoric and rhetorical theory have been gaining in prominence throughout the 20th century. As leaders in all fields give careful attention to issues in communication, rhetoric becomes increasingly central to a range of disciplines. Many of these leaders have shaped rhetorical theory through their work in other fields, and rhetoric becomes more and more difficult to define and delimit. This reference is a guide to major trends and developments in rhetoric and rhetorical theory during the last 100 years. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for major and minor rhetoricians, such as Mikhail Bakhtin, Roland Barthes, Wayne Booth, Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida, Peter Elbow, and Linda Flower. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a brief biography, an analysis of the figure's rhetorical theory, and a current bibliography of primary and secondary sources. The figures included represent a range of rhetorical schools. An extensive introduction discusses these schools, and the volume concludes with extensive bibliographical material.

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.,."this book should be welcomed as an efficient and helpful guide to twentieth-century rhetoric. Many a veteran scholar among us will also profit from consulting its neat summaries and assessments."-Rhetoric Review 20.3/4
.,."will stand as a significant contribution to bio-bibliographical reference resources in the field of post-classical rhetoric....strongly recommended for all academic collections."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
...this book should be welcomed as an efficient and helpful guide to twentieth-century rhetoric. Many a veteran scholar among us will also profit from consulting its neat summaries and assessments.-Rhetoric Review 20.3/4
[p]rovides a suitable survey of the major schools of thought, along with representative figures.-ARBA
[A] highly recommended addition to the reference shelves.-Choice
...will stand as a significant contribution to bio-bibliographical reference resources in the field of post-classical rhetoric....strongly recommended for all academic collections.-Reference & User Services Quarterly
"provides a suitable survey of the major schools of thought, along with representative figures."-ARBA
"A highly recommended addition to the reference shelves."-Choice
..."will stand as a significant contribution to bio-bibliographical reference resources in the field of post-classical rhetoric....strongly recommended for all academic collections."-Reference & User Services Quarterly
"[p]rovides a suitable survey of the major schools of thought, along with representative figures."-ARBA
"[A] highly recommended addition to the reference shelves."-Choice
..."this book should be welcomed as an efficient and helpful guide to twentieth-century rhetoric. Many a veteran scholar among us will also profit from consulting its neat summaries and assessments."-Rhetoric Review 20.3/4

Author Bio

MICHAEL G. MORAN is Associate Professor of English at the University of Georgia. His previous books include Research in Composition and Rhetoric (1984), Research in Technical Communication (1985), Research in Basic Writing (1990), and Eighteenth-Century British and American Rhetorics and Rhetoricians (1994), all available from Greenwood Press. MICHELLE BALLIF is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Georgia. She is the coeditor of Realms of Rhetoric (1991) and has published numerous articles.