Rhetorical refusals : defying audiences' expectations / John Schilb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schilb, John, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

English language--Style.

Audiences--Psychological aspects.

Audiences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book to explore rhetorical refusals-instances in which speakers and writers deliberately flout the conventions of rhetoric and defy their audiences' expectations- Rhetorical Refusals: Defying Audiences' Expectations challenges the reader to view these acts of academic rebellion as worthy of deeper analysis than they are commonly accorded, as rhetorical refusals can simultaneously reveal unspoken assumptions behind the very conventions they challenge, while also presenting new rhetorical strategies.Through a series of case studies, John Schilb demonst

Contents:

pt. I. Toward a method of analysis and evaluation. Studying rhetorical refusals : basic principles ; Evaluating rhetorical refusals : categories and criteria ; Evaluating rhetorical refusals : Croce's refusal as a test case

pt. II. Rhetorical refusals and American traditions. Agents, 'truth', and salience ; When a refusal's context changes ; The embedding of a rhetorical refusal ; A literary rhetorical refusal.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-8761-1

1-4356-6354-3

OCLC:

857365423