Inventing the Potential of Rhetorical Culture: The Work and Legacy of Thomas B. Farrell (P&r Special Issue) - Softcover

Doxtader, Erik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0271036273 ISBN 13: 9780271036274

Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Inventing the Potential of Rhetorical Culture sheds new light on Thomas Farrell's provocative defense of rhetoric and makes an innovative case for the contemporary importance of rhetorical theory and practice. Featuring two previously unpublished works by Thomas Farrell himself, including one that plots a path beyond Norms of Rhetorical Culture, the volume's original contributions offer timely reflections on the aesthetic, vernacular, and deliberative functions of rhetoric and draw significant connections among classical, modern, and postmodern accounts of public discourse. At a moment when many fields of study have found cause to reconsider the question of rhetoric's potential, this collection will engage those seeking a fuller understanding of rhetoric's role in politics, ethics, and public culture. With an introduction by Erik Doxtader, the volume includes essays by James Arnt Aune, Maurice Charland, G. Thomas Goodnight, Gerard A. Hauser, Carol Poster, and Philippe-Joseph Salazar.

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About the Author

Erik Doxtader is Professor of Rhetoric in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0271036273
• ISBN 13: 9780271036274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190