The Viability of the Rhetorical Tradition

by Richard Graff (Editor), Arthur E. Walzer (Editor), Janet Atwill (Editor)

The Viability of the Rhetorical Tradition reconsiders the relationship between rhetorical theory, practice, and pedagogy. Continuing the line of questioning begun in the 1980s, contributors examine the duality of a rhetorical canon in determining if past practice can make us more (or less) able to address contemporary concerns. Also examined is the role of tradition as a limiting or inspiring force, rhetoric as a discipline, rhetoric's contribution to interest in civic education and citizenship, and the possibilities digital media offer to scholars of rhetoric.

203 pages, Hardcover

First published March 17, 2005

Reviews

[David]

The essays are uneven in quality -- some more polemic than scholarly.

But the highlights are amazing.