Doing rhetorical history
Subtitle: concepts and cases
By: edited by Kathleen J. Turner.
Contributors: Turner, Kathleen J., 1952-
Series: Studies in rhetoric and communication
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Communication in politics -- United States -- History -- Case studies.; Rhetoric -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- Case studies.; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- Case studies.; Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- History and criticism.; English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.; United States -- Historiography.; United States -- Politics and government -- Case studies.
Description: In the thirteen essays gathered here, eminent scholars address the ongoing dialogue over the regrounding of rhetorical study and the relationship between theory and history as well as history and criticism in the field. Some examine the conceptual issues involved in the juncture of rhetoric and history; others offer case studies, often based on research with primary documents, to illustrate the process and promise of rhetorical history.

Collectively, their work tests theory and complements criticism while standing as a distinct and valid approach in and of itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-294) and index.