The renaissance of American public address

Text and context in rhetorical criticism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9237128
AutoresStephen E Lucas (University of Wisconsin–Madison, autor de correspondencia)
Año1988
Volumen74
Número2
Páginas241-260
Fecha de publicación1988-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQuarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00335638809383839
OpenAlexW2030798990
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas57

The study of American public address is in the midst of a remarkable renaissance. One aspect of that renaissance is a resurgence of interest in the American oratorical tradition; another is a growing occupation with the close analysis of rhetorical texts. These developments are particularly important given the need to develop a body of critical literature explicating the rhetorical artistry of classic texts from the heritage of American oratory. Like other aspects of study in public address, creating such a body of literature should be regarded as important in its own right, rather than for its potential to fill in the historical record or to enhance the development of rhetorical theory. AMERICAN ORATORS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Edited by Bernard K. Duffy and Halford R. Ryan. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1987; pp. 468. $65.00

Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology) · Criticism · Linguistics · Literature · Rhetoric · Rhetorical criticism · Rhetorical question · Sociology · The Renaissance · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Philosophy · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies