In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques.
In Part One, she surveys historical antecedents and presents samples of rhetorical analysis. In Part Two, Trible applies formulated guidelines to the book of Jonah, revealing clearly the relationship between artistry and theology.
The text covers a wide range of critical techniques, from cultural and dramatistic analysis to feminist and Marxist approaches.
Winner, Speech Communication Association Award for Distinguished Scholarship This is a book that, almost singlehandedly, freed scholars from the narrow constraints of a single critical paradigm and created a new era in the study of public ...
Sometimes confirming but often challenging common interpretations of texts, this is the first systematic study of the rhetorical composition of the New Testament.
Covering a broader range of rhetorical perspectives, "The Art of Rhetorical Criticism" presents a thorough, accessible introduction to rhetorical criticism. Throughout the text, sample essays written by experts in...
12 Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, “Rhetorical Hybrids: Fusions of Generic Elements,” Quarterly Journal of Speech 68.2 (1982): 146-157. 13 Carrol J. Jablonski, “Mr. Nixon's Irish Wake: A Case of Generic Transference,” ...
philosopher's distinctive rhetoric in his path of thought: his arguments implying the practical intimacy of rhetoric and hermeneutics; the visual tropes used in describing his own philosophical research and that of Aristotle; ...
One of the significant threads of modern rhetorical study was provoked by Robert L. Scott's 1967 essay, “On Viewing Rhetoric as Epistemic.” Scott's essay focused on the role of rhetoric in dealing with the sort of necessarily uncertain ...
A class-tested first edition focusing on core areas of rhetorical research, such as metaphor, narrative, visual persuasion, ideology, and politics, with the intent of acquainting undergraduate students with a broad,...