The day after
Rhetorical vision in an ironic frame
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19424437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen A Foss, Stephen W Littlejohn |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317-336 |
| Publication date | 1986-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Mass Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3180 • E-ISSN: 1529-5036 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15295038609366657 |
| OpenAlex | W2094477367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 21 |
This essay presents a fantasy theme analysis of the issue of nuclear war as it emerges from a comparison of personal statements and the film The Day After. These forms of discourse resonate with one another and reflect a rhetorical vision consisting in part of actors as victims, the bomb as antagonist, the scene as one of rubble, and plot as one of acts of destruction, death, and attempts to survive. It is suggested that a new deep structure of irony underlies the rhetorical vision of nuclear war and the implications of this frame for the nuclear war issue are discussed
Aesthetics · Art · Fantasy · Irony · Linguistics · Literature · Psychoanalysis · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2024 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |