| Literature, Rhetoric and Values: Selected Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Waterloo, 3-5 June 2011 Contributor(s): Harris, Randy Allen (Editor), Hulan, Shelley (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1443841757 ISBN-13: 9781443841757 Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing OUR PRICE: $75.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 2013376178 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.05" W x 8.42" (1.17 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this collection combine cutting-edge literary and rhetorical scholarship to investigate the evolving values of the modern world, confronting such issues as torture, genocide, environmental apocalypse, and post-traumatic stress syndrome. First delivered as part of the vibrant ideas exchange of an international conference, they are the product of rigorous selection and review undertaken with an emphasis on their complementarity. The authors include established scholars such as groundbreaking genre-theorist Carolyn R. Miller, phenomenological rhetorician and cultural critic Michael MacDonald, and eco-critic Andrew McMurry, alongside an exciting company of emerging voices. Together, they essay the ethical and cultural dimensions of 'works' ranging from whisky bottles and microblogs to graphic novels and classified government documents, as well as more established forms of poetry and fiction. An introduction by the editors frames the rhetorical and literary critical backdrop to these studies, summarizes their individual contributions, and sets them in relation to each other and the guiding themes of the conference. |
