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Archives of Instruction [electronic resource] : Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States / Jean Ferguson Carr, Stephen L. Carr, Lucille M. Schultz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carr, Jean Ferguson.
- Series:
- Studies in writing & rhetoric.
- Studies in writing & rhetoric
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Readers--History and criticism.
- Readers.
- Textbooks--United States--History--19th century.
- Textbooks.
- English language--Textbooks--History--19th century.
- English language.
- English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--United States--History--19th century.
- English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--United States--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2005]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Both a historical recovery and a critical rethinking of the functions and practices of textbooks, Archives of Instruction: Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States argues for an alternative understanding of our rhetorical traditions. The authors describe how the pervasive influence of nineteenth-century literacy textbooks demonstrate the early emergence of substantive instruction in reading and writing. Tracing the histories of widespread educational practices, the authors treat the textbooks as an important means of cultural formation that restores a
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Other Books in the Studies in Writing & Rhetoric Series; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Cover Illustration; An Introduction to Textbooks and the Cultures of Literacy; 1. Reproducing Rhetorics; 2. Reading School Readers; 3. Constructing Composition Books; Coda; Notes; Works Consulted; Index; Author Bios; Series Statement; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-271) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-8827-8
- OCLC:
- 905984551
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