{"product_id":"9780415314367","title":"Rhetoric","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Critical Idiom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRhetoric\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJennifer Richards\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Rhetoric\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRhetoric has shaped our understanding of the nature of language and the purpose of literature for over two millennia. It is of crucial importance in understanding the development of literary history as well as elements of philosophy, politics and culture. The nature and practise of rhetoric was central to Classical, Renaissance and Enlightenment cultures and its relevance continues in our own postmodern world to inspire further debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining both the practice and theory of this controversial concept, Jennifer Richards explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehistorical and contemporary definitions of the term ‘rhetoric’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003euses of rhetoric in literature, by authors such as William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, W.B. Yeats and James Joyce\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclassical traditions of rhetoric, as seen in the work of Plato, Aristotle and Cicero \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe rebirth of rhetoric in the Renaissance and the Enlightenment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe current status and future of rhetoric in literary and critical theory as envisaged by critics such as Kenneth Burke, Paul de Man and Jacques Derrida.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis insightful volume offers an accessible account of this contentious yet unavoidable term, making this book invaluable reading for students of literature, philosophy and cultural studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Richards\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reader in English at the University of Newcastle. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eRhetoric and Courtliness in Early Modern Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2003). She has edited several collections of essays, including, with Alison Thorne, \u003cem\u003eRhetoric, Women and Politics in Early Modern England\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 August 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780415314367\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63583343968396,"sku":"9780415314367","price":150.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780415314367","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}