Benjamin Franklin's pictorial representations of the British colonies in America
A study in rhetorical iconology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9239159 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lester C Olson (University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-42 |
| Publication date | 1987-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335638709383792 |
| OpenAlex | W2075341197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 32 |
This essay attempts to explain the underlying reasons for a fundamental shift in Benjamin Franklin's pictorial representations of the British colonies in America, by exploring the hypothesis the “Magna Britannia” was both a deliberative work directed to the British Parliament and an apologetic work directed to a conservative segment of the colonial public. Although the rhetorical tradition originates in the study of public speeches about civic matters, this analysis of “Magna Britannia” illustrates how concepts from the rhetorical tradition can illuminate pictorial persuasion, so contributing to a growing body of literature that explores the interdisciplineary value of the rhetorical tradition
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Iconology · Linguistics · Literature · Persuasion · Political science · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Scholarship · Sociology · History · Law · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Visual Culture and Art Theory
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2022 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |