Essays on classical rhetoric and modern discourse
By: edited by Robert J. Connors, Lisa S. Ede, and Andrea A. Lunsford.
Contributors: Connors, Robert J., 1951-; Ede, Lisa S., 1947-; Lunsford, Andrea A., 1942-; Corbett, Edward P. J.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Rhetoric, Ancient; English language -- Rhetoric
Other titles: Classical rhetoric and modern discourse.
Description: Eighteen essays by leading scholars in English, speech communication, educa­tion, and philosophy explore the vitality of the classical rhetorical tradition and its influence on both contemporary dis­course studies and the teaching of writing. Some of the essays investigate the­oretical and historical issues. Others show the bearing of classical rhetoric on contemporary problems in composition, thus blending theory and practice. Com­mon to the varied approaches and view­points expressed in this volume is one central theme: the 20th-century revival of rhetoric entails a recovery of the clas­sical tradition, with its marriage of a rich and fully articulated theory with an equally efficacious practice. A preface demonstrates the contribution of Ed­ward P. J. Corbett to the 20th-century re­vival, and a last chapter includes a bibli­ography of his works.
Notes: "A bibliography of works by Edward P.J. Corbett [by] Sara Garnes and Charles Zarobila": p. 248-257.
Festschrift in honor of Edward P.J. Corbett.