Rhetoric and Reality: Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1900 - 1985

(Part of the Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Series)

by James A. Berlin

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Berlin here continues his unique history of American college composition begun in his Writing Instruction in Nineteenth-Century Colleges (1984), turning now to the twentieth century.

In discussing the variety of rhetorics that have been used in writing classrooms Berlin introduces a taxonomy made up of three categories: objective rhetorics, subjective rhetorics, and transactional rhetorics, which are distinguished...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080931360X

ISBN13:9780809313600

Release Date:February 1987

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Creative Writing & Composition Language Arts Literature Literature & Fiction Rhetoric Words, Language & Grammar Writing Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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