The rhetoric of certitude
Subtitle: C.S. Lewis's nonfiction prose
By: Gary L. Tandy
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781612775852
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Other titles: Project Muse UPCC books.
Description: While numerous studies on C.S. Lewis's literary achievements have been published in the past several years, The Rhetoric of Certitude brings much-needed attention to Lewis's nonfiction prose, identifying his unique style and explaining why his writing has remained popular while that of so many of his contemporaries has not. In this thorough examination of Lewis's religious essays and literary criticism, author Gary L. Tandy argues that Lewis's style evolved from a "purposeful rhetorical stance" that unites his nonfiction prose, a style that was informed by his ideas on language, communication, and style, as well as his view of Christianity, and can be most accurately described as a rhetoric of certitude. Tandy begins with Lewis's context, examines his comments to set up his theory of rhetoric and communication, treats Lewis's argumentative approach, places him within a rhetoric of certitude, and suggests his style was similar in both his religious and critical writings.
Notes: Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-131) and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Table of contents: title: "The stance of a last survivor": C.S. Lewis and the modern world; title: C.S. Lewis's rhetorical theory; title: The rhetoric of argumentation: invention, arrangement, and style in C.S. Lewis's nonfiction prose; title: The rhetoric of certitude: some stylistic traits of C.S. Lewis's nonfiction prose; title: The unity of C.S. Lewis's nonfiction prose.