| Rhetoric, Religion, and the Roots of Identity in British Colonial America: A Rhetorical History of the United States, Volume I Contributor(s): Andrews, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0870137824 ISBN-13: 9780870137822 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $170.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2007 Annotation: Volume 1 of the Rhetorical History of the United States series probes formal and ideational aspects of colonial rhetoric to illuminate textual/contextual interactions and their enduring implications for American rhetoric. Topics such as millennialism, religious freedom and toleration, covenant theology, revivalism, and the British heritage of American colonial rhetoric are explored. By examining sermons, forensic speaking, theological treatise, literary traditions, prayers, poems, and other rhetorical artifacts, these essays help to illuminate the sources of American identity as that identity was formed through the theory and practice of rhetoric. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 277.307 |
| LCCN: 2006100327 |
| Series: Rhetorical History of the United States |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.8" W x 11" (2.95 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |