LibGuides: ENGL 372: History of Rhetorical Theory: Getting Started

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The subject encyclopedias and other resources listed on this course guide are intended to help you with your final research assignment.

Online Subject Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric by Thomas O. Sloane (Editor)
Call Number: Click on title above for online access
ISBN: 9780195125955
Publication Date: 2006 online edition
The Encyclopedia surveys basic concepts (speaker, style and audience); elements; genres; terms (fallacies, figures of speech); and the rhetoric of non-Western cultures and cultural movements. It covers rhetoric as the art of proof and persuasion; as the language of public speech and communication; and as a theoretical approach and critical tool used in the study of literature, art, and culture at large, including new forms of communication such as the internet.
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition by Theresa Enos (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2010
This reference guide surveys the field, covering rhetoric's principles, concepts, applications, practical tools, and major thinkers. Drawing on the scholarship and expertise of 288 contributors, the Encyclopedia presents a long-needed overview of rhetoric and its role in contemporary education and communications.
The SAGE Handbook of Rhetorical Studies by Andrea A. Lunsford (Editor); Kirt H. Wilson (Editor); Rosa A. Eberly (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2008
This handbook addresses and explores fundamental issues and pivotal questions about the role of rhetoric in history and in today's society. The international list of contributors contains scholars from composition, speech communication, English, philosophy, education, sociology, African-American studies, and so forth. Chapter are divided into six sections: History; Theory/Concepts; Pedagogy; Dimensions of Rhetoric Practice; Analysis of Criticism; and New Directions.

Print Reference Subject Encyclopedias

The print reference collection is located on the first floor of Collins Library, next to the Learning Commons computers. Print reference books may not be checked out by students. When you are finished using a print reference book, please place it on a reshelving cart.

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition by Theresa Enos (Editor)
Call Number: PN172 .E53 1996 Print Reference
ISBN: 9780824072001
Publication Date: 1996 (1st ed.)
Entries take four forms: brief identification of figure, term, or concept (Hugh Blair, commonplaces, kairos); elaborate notes (exposition, hermeneutics, Nietzsche); essays that explore a subject in depth (Aristotle, ethos, feminist rhetoric); and extended articles that illuminate rhetoric's art and methodology (argument, composition studies, invention).

Books Available on Reserve

These books can be checked out for a few hours at a time. Request individual titles at the Circulation Desk by providing the title and call number.

Trust in Texts: A Different History of Rhetoric by Susan Miller
Call Number: PN183 .M55 2008 Reserves (ask for at Circulation Desk)
ISBN: 9780809327881
Publication Date: 2007
Trust in Texts: A Different History of Rhetoric challenges the accepted idea of a singular rhetorical tradition poorly maintained from the Athenian Golden Age until the present.
Sourcebook on Rhetoric by James Jasinski
Call Number: PN172 .J37 2001 Reserves (ask for at Circulation Desk)
ISBN: 9780761905042
Publication Date: 2001
The book format is an alphabetized glossary (with appropriate cross listings) of key terms and concepts in contemporary rhetorical studies.

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