This seminar is designed for those who wish to survey, compare, and contrast the assumptions of classical and contemporary rhetorical theory, especially as they influence the field of composition studies.
Rhetoric is one of the chief contributors to the interdisciplinary field of composition.
Each participant will read a general survey of rhetorical history and selected primary texts from Bizzell and Hertzberg's new collection, The Rhetorical Tradition. Participants can elect either a term project that would require reading in some depth or a series of shorter papers that would allow broad reading and response.