Category: Rhetoric

The new edition has been thoroughly revised but retains the same winning characteristics of its predecessor: presenting the key critical concepts in literary studies today, avoiding the jargonistic, abstract nature of much 'theory'. The authors then apply these concepts through readings of a range of literary texts from Chaucer to Achebe and from Milton to Morrison.*explores emerging areas of literary studies - postcolonial theory, queer theory including a reading of works by writers including F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jeanette Winterson*considers works by T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens and Toni Mo...
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Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students (3rd Edition)

By: Crowley, Sharon; Hawhee, Debra

Price: $23.01 USD

Publisher: Longman : 2003-11-02

Seller ID: 0321172760-11-28571660

ISBN-13: 9780321172761

Binding: hardcover

Condition: New

Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students revives the classical strategies of ancient Greek and Roman rhetoricians and adapts them to the needs of contemporary writers and speakers. This is a fresh interpretation of the ancient canons of composing: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. It shows that rhetoric, as it was practiced and taught by the ancients, was an intrinsic part of daily life and of communal discourse about current events. This book gives special emphasis to classic strategies of invention, devoting separate chapters to stasis theory, common and special topics,...
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Arguments and Arguing: The Products and Process of Human Decision Making

By: Hollihan, Thomas A.; Baaske, Kevin T.

Price: $3.53 USD

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc : 1998-08-01

Seller ID: 1577660382-3-26295181

ISBN-13: 9781577660385

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Collision Course: Conflict, Negotiation, and Learning in College Composition

By: Durst, Russel K.

Price: $4.15 USD

Publisher: Natl Council of Teachers of english : 1999-03-01

Seller ID: 0814107427-3-23637872

ISBN-13: 9780814107423

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Dictionary of Word Origins: A History of the Words, Expressions and Cliches We Use

By: Almond, Jordon

Price: $3.57 USD

Publisher: Citadel Pr : 2000-10-01

Seller ID: 0806517131-4-24965574

ISBN-13: 9780806517131

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

English Skills

By: LANGAN

Price: $3.46 USD

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies : 1985-12-01

Seller ID: 0070362963-3-27187849

ISBN-13: 9780070362963

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Exploring Informational Texts: From Theory to Practice

By: Hoyt, Linda; Mooney, Margaret E.; Parkes, Brenda

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Heinemann : 2003-03-27

Seller ID: 0325004722-3-26193514

ISBN-13: 9780325004723

Binding: Paperback

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Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read. Yet children are underprepared for meeting the challenges posed by such texts. Linda Hoyt, Margaret Mooney, and Brenda Parkes offer some solutions. Exploring Informational Texts brings together numerous educators who provide a theoretically sound rationale and the practical wherewithal for using guided reading and writing as a primary strategy for navigating nonfiction. By assembling a wealth of material by many voices from many places, editors Hoyt, Mooney, and Parkes create a montage of ideas and suggestions. These...
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Figures of Speech ~ Sixty Ways to Turn a Phrase

By: Quinn, Arthur

Price: $3.46 USD

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith : 1982-06-01

Seller ID: 0879051213-4-19113504

ISBN-13: 9780879051211

Binding: Paperback

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Fit to Print : The Canadian Student's Guide to Essay Writing

By: Joanne Buckley

Price: $12.55 USD

Publisher: Harcourt Canada, Limited : 1994-01-01

Seller ID: 0774732482-3-27521824

ISBN-13: 9780774732482

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Frames of Mind: A Rhetorical Reader with Occasions for Writing (with Comp21 CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

By: DiYanni, Robert; Hoy, II Pat C.

Price: $3.57 USD

Publisher: Cengage Learning : 2004-06-18

Seller ID: 0838460895-4-26291610

ISBN-13: 9780838460894

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

The first full-color rhetorical reader with an integrated CD-ROM, FRAMES OF MIND: A RHETORICAL READER WITH OCCASIONS FOR WRITING treats the traditional rhetorical patterns not only as methods for effective writing, but as frames for critical thinking.
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How to Write

By: Adeney, Miriam

Price: $5.35 USD

Publisher: Regent College Publishing : 2006-03-01

Seller ID: 1573830283-4-24223735

ISBN-13: 9781573830287

Binding: Paperback

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Why should you get involved in Christian writing? "I'd love to, but I have no time," you may say. But wouldn't it be rewarding to occasionally sit down and scribble out an unplanned response to God when he has interacted with you in a crisis? Miriam Adeney has written this small book to re-ignite the passion within us to write. This books provides many detail suggestions on the why, what and how to write. Miriam Adeney, whose Ph.D. is in anthropology, is associate professor of global and urban ministries at Seattle Pacific University. She has also been a research professor at Regent College an...
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If You Can Talk You Can Write

By: Saltzman, Joel

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing : 1993-10-01

Seller ID: 0446395072-3-22720104

ISBN-13: 9780446395076

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Inspire Any Audience: Proven Secrets of the Pros for Powerful Presentations

By: Jeary, Tony

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Trophy Pub Group Inc : 1996-01-01

Seller ID: 1883454077-3-25354874

ISBN-13: 9781883454074

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

This book is about being a good presenter in front of any audience. One will learn the "seven Must-haves" of the pesentation process and the secret tips that make those must-haves come to life, and then be able to INSPIRE ANY AUDIENCE.
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Introduction to Rhetorical Theory

By: Hauser, Gerard A.

Price: $3.55 USD

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc : 1991-07-01

Seller ID: 0881336076-4-25993616

ISBN-13: 9780881336078

Binding: Paperback

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Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac)

By: Kahane, Howard; Cavender, Nancy M.

Price: $3.93 USD

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing : 2001-07-23

Seller ID: 053453578X-4-23942667

ISBN-13: 9780534535780

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

This leading text introduces students to good reasoning using a wealth of current, relevant, and stimulating examples all put together in Howard Kahane's uniquely witty and invigorating writing style that makes this the book of choice for keeping students interested. Combined with examples from TV, newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and of course, our political institutions, the text not only brings the concepts alive for students, but puts the skills into a context that students will retain and use throughout their lives. A book you can count on students to read.
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NARRATIVE DYNAMICS: ESSAYS ON TIME, PLOT, CLOSURE, AND FRAME (THEORY INTERPRETATION NARRATIV)

By: RICHARDSON, BRIAN

Price: $10.92 USD

Publisher: Ohio State University Press : 2002-05-22

Seller ID: 0814250920-3-28573079

ISBN-13: 9780814250921

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

This anthology brings together essential essays on major facets of narrative dynamics, that is, the means by which "narratives traverse their often unlikely routes from beginning to end." It includes the most widely cited and discussed essays on narrative beginnings, temporality, plot and emplotment, sequence and progression, closure, and frames. The text is designed as a basic reader for graduate courses in narrative and critical theory across disciplines including literature, drama and theatre, and film. Narrative Dynamics includes such classic exponents as E. M. Forster on story and plot; V...
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On Poetry and Style (Hackett Classics)

By: Aristotle; Grube, G. M. A. [Translator]

Price: $3.45 USD

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. : 1988-11-01

Seller ID: 0872200728-4-27313252

ISBN-13: 9780872200722

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Contains the Poeticsand the first twelve chapters of the Rhetoric, Book III.

On Writing Well, 5th Edition

By: Zinsser, William

Price: $3.53 USD

Publisher: HarperCollins Publisher : 1992-01-01

Seller ID: 0062733036-4-24796290

ISBN-13: 9780062733030

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

A revised and updated edition of one of the most successful guides to writing ever published (one million copies sold).A Classic in its Field, On Writing Well is the Indispensable reference tool for anyone who writes, wants to learn to write, or needs to do some writing to get through the day -- as almost everybody does. Illustrated with examples of superb writing, the book covers a variety of subject areas, from travel, memoir, and science writing to business, sports, humor, and the arts. This expanded and updated edition features revised chapters, fresh examples of good writing, and two comp...
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On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

By: Zinsser, William

Price: $3.93 USD

Publisher: Perennial (HarperCollins) : 1990-08-01

Seller ID: 0060552727-4-27073531

ISBN-13: 9780060552725

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Patterns of exposition 8

By: Decker, Randall

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Little, Brown : 1982-01-01

Seller ID: 0316179248-4-26795435

ISBN-13: 9780316179249

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Persuasive Writing (Grades 4-8)

By: McCarthy, Tara

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources : 1999-01-01

Seller ID: 0590209345-3-25610455

ISBN-13: 9780590209342

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

This complete resource is jam-packed with engaging mini-lessons, strategies, and activities. Students will learn how to identify persuasive words, analyze ads and commercials, write and give speeches, and much more.
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Philosophy: Introduction to the Art of Wondering

By: Christian, James L.

Price: $22.44 USD

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing : 1998-12-10

Seller ID: 0155055925-11-28252461

ISBN-13: 9780155055926

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

This popular introductory text provides a unique diversity of teaching tools for instructors who prefer a synoptic approach. The text is visually appealing and reader friendly. The author accents his accessible writing with cartoons, quotations, and related findings from the social and physical sciences, reinforcing his emphasis on philosophy as the individual's attempt to unify disparate world views. The level of writing makes all philosophical concepts accessible to students. The emphasis is on synoptic thinking and providing the "big picture," including analytical skills. The biographies gi...
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Political Style: The Artistry of Power (New Practices of Inquiry (Paperback))

By: Hariman, Robert

Price: $3.54 USD

Publisher: University of Chicago Press : 1995-10-01

Seller ID: 0226316300-4-27343914

ISBN-13: 9780226316307

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

In this book, Robert Hariman demonstrates how matters of style-of diction, manners, sensibility, decor, and charisma-influence politics. In critical studies of classic texts, Hariman identifies four dominant political styles. The realist style, as found in Machiavelli's The Prince, creates a world of sheer power, constant calculation, and emotional control; this style is the common sense of modern political science. The courtly style, depicted in Kapuscinski's The Emperor, is characterized by high decorousness, hierarchies, and fixation on the body of the sovereign; this style infuses mass me...
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Random House Guide to Good Writing

By: Ivers, Mitchell

Price: $3.48 USD

Publisher: Ballantine Books : 1993-10-04

Seller ID: 0345379969-3-17133900

ISBN-13: 9780345379962

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Clear, concise, effective, THE RANDOM HOUSE GUIDE TO GOOD WRITING is for anyone who wishes to communicate well in writing. Mitchell Ivers shows us how to master the medium and the message with an array of features: Precise guidelines on word usage, grammar, and punctuation--and how to decide with "rules" you can discard to suit your purpose; How to choose the tone and style appropriate to your audience and subject; The essential components of plot in fiction and structure in nonfiction, and much more.An Alternate Selection of the Book-of-the-Month ClubA Main Selection of the Writer's Digest Bo...
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Random House guide to writing

By: Schor, Sandra

Price: $5.74 USD

Publisher: Random House : 1981-01-01

Seller ID: 0394326083-3-27893561

ISBN-13: 9780394326085

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Review for Clep General English Composition Examination

By: Rosemary M.A. Lewis

Price: $3.50 USD

Publisher: Comex Systems : 1998-01-01

Seller ID: 1560300019-3-26853361

ISBN-13: 9781560300014

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Rhetoric In Popular Culture

By: Brummett, Barry

Price: $3.55 USD

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's : 1993-12-15

Seller ID: 0312065396-4-28079598

ISBN-13: 9780312065393

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Designed for courses in media criticism, rhetorical criticism, and popular culture, this text draws on recent work in semiotics and cultural studies as it applies critical methods to texts from popular culture.
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Category: Rhetoric