A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the analysis of public rhetoric, Modern Rhetorical Criticism teaches readers how to examine and interpret rhetorical situations, ideas, arguments, structure, and style. The text covers a wide range of critical techniques, from cultural and dramatistic analysis to feminist and Marxist approaches. A wealth of original criticism demonstrates how to analyze such diverse forms as junk mail, campaign speeches, and popular entertainment, as well as literature. This long-awaited revision offers specific guidance on crafting analytic essays, and contains…mehr
A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the analysis of public rhetoric, Modern Rhetorical Criticism teaches readers how to examine and interpret rhetorical situations, ideas, arguments, structure, and style. The text covers a wide range of critical techniques, from cultural and dramatistic analysis to feminist and Marxist approaches. A wealth of original criticism demonstrates how to analyze such diverse forms as junk mail, campaign speeches, and popular entertainment, as well as literature. This long-awaited revision offers specific guidance on crafting analytic essays, and contains new coverage of legacy as well as new media, identity criticism, and post-colonial and decolonial criticism. The fourth edition also offers additional resources online for instructors and students.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Roderick P. Hart holds the Shivers Chair in Communication and is Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Former dean of the Moody College of Communication and founding director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, Hart is the author or editor of fifteen books, the most recent of which is Political Tone: What Leaders Say and Why (2013). Suzanne Daughton has taught Rhetorical Criticism for nearly three decades at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She has published in such places as the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Text and Performance Quarterly, and Women's Studies in Communication. Rebecca LaVally is a professor of Rhetorical Criticism and Persuasion at California State University, Sacramento. She is a coauthor of Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California and winner of the 2014 California Historical Society Book Award.
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Preface Unit I INTRODUCTION TO CRITICISM Chapter 1: THE RHETORICAL PERSPECTIVE The Arts of Rhetoric The Range of Rhetoric The Functions of Rhetoric Conclusion Chapter 2: THE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE The Purposes of Criticism Qualities of the Ideal Critic The Reasons for Criticism The Standards of Criticism Conclusion Unit II GENERAL FORMS OF CRITICISM Chapter 3: ANALYZING SITUATIONS The Meanings of Speech-Acts The Functions of Speech-Acts The Components of Speech-Acts Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 4: ANALYZING IDEAS The Study of Ideas Guidelines for Creating an Analysis A Topical Approach to Ideas Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 5: ANALYZING ARGUMENT The Logic of Persuasion Evidence and Reasoning Narrative and Reasoning Toulmin and Reasoning Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 6: ANALYZING FORM Structure and Form in Rhetoric Generic Studies of Form Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 7: ANALYZING SYNTAX AND IMAGERY Examining Syntax Examining Imagery Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 8: ANALYZING WORD CHOICE Examining Group Lexicons Examining Individual Lexicons Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 9: ANALYZING MEDIA Rhetoric and Mass Media The Rhetoric of News The Enduring Influence of Television The Multiplying Influences of Digital Rhetoric Exploring Visual Symbols The Rhetoric of Entertainment Conclusion Additional Reading Unit III SPECIALIZED FORMS OF CRITICISM Chapter 10: Analyzing Persona and Role The Emergence of Role The Management of Role The Assessment of Role in Rhetor-Centered Discourse Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 11: CULTURAL CRITICISM Values: The Beginnings of Culture Myths: The Substance of Culture Fantasy Themes: The Grassroots of Culture Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 12: DRAMATISTIC CRITICISM The Principles of Dramatism The Methods of Dramatism Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 13: IDENTITY CRITICISM Principles of Identity Criticism Practicing Identity Criticism Policy Critique Representational Critique Performative Critique Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 14: IDEOLOGICAL CRITICISM Deconstructionist Critique Marxist Critique Postcolonial Critique Conclusion Additional Reading
Preface Unit I INTRODUCTION TO CRITICISM Chapter 1: THE RHETORICAL PERSPECTIVE The Arts of Rhetoric The Range of Rhetoric The Functions of Rhetoric Conclusion Chapter 2: THE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE The Purposes of Criticism Qualities of the Ideal Critic The Reasons for Criticism The Standards of Criticism Conclusion Unit II GENERAL FORMS OF CRITICISM Chapter 3: ANALYZING SITUATIONS The Meanings of Speech-Acts The Functions of Speech-Acts The Components of Speech-Acts Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 4: ANALYZING IDEAS The Study of Ideas Guidelines for Creating an Analysis A Topical Approach to Ideas Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 5: ANALYZING ARGUMENT The Logic of Persuasion Evidence and Reasoning Narrative and Reasoning Toulmin and Reasoning Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 6: ANALYZING FORM Structure and Form in Rhetoric Generic Studies of Form Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 7: ANALYZING SYNTAX AND IMAGERY Examining Syntax Examining Imagery Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 8: ANALYZING WORD CHOICE Examining Group Lexicons Examining Individual Lexicons Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 9: ANALYZING MEDIA Rhetoric and Mass Media The Rhetoric of News The Enduring Influence of Television The Multiplying Influences of Digital Rhetoric Exploring Visual Symbols The Rhetoric of Entertainment Conclusion Additional Reading Unit III SPECIALIZED FORMS OF CRITICISM Chapter 10: Analyzing Persona and Role The Emergence of Role The Management of Role The Assessment of Role in Rhetor-Centered Discourse Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 11: CULTURAL CRITICISM Values: The Beginnings of Culture Myths: The Substance of Culture Fantasy Themes: The Grassroots of Culture Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 12: DRAMATISTIC CRITICISM The Principles of Dramatism The Methods of Dramatism Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 13: IDENTITY CRITICISM Principles of Identity Criticism Practicing Identity Criticism Policy Critique Representational Critique Performative Critique Conclusion Additional Reading Chapter 14: IDEOLOGICAL CRITICISM Deconstructionist Critique Marxist Critique Postcolonial Critique Conclusion Additional Reading
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