A Burkeian analysis of the rhetoric of Margaret Thatcher
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13845262692021-08-03T06:20:21Z A Burkeian analysis of the rhetoric of Margaret Thatcher Fallon, Janet Laurentia Communication <p>This dissertation represents an in-depth and scholarly analysis of the rhetorical efforts, campaign strategies, and consubstantial appeals which were utilized by Britain's Conservative Party Leader, Margaret Thatcher, as symbolic acts which were intended to induce political and social change in the United Kingdom during the latter 1970's. The major question, which this study seeks to answer, asks: "What distinctive features in the character of Margaret Thatcher and in the nature of her rhetoric account for the political influences that both she and her rhetoric had on the British people in 1979?"</p><p>The methodology employed in this study is drawn primarily from theories of rhetorical criticism and theories of dramatism as presented by Kenneth Burke. Burke's schematic method, the "pentad," provides the study with an analytical tool that functions as a guide in understanding the rhetorical, political, and social interaction which occurred in Britain in the past decade. Burke's pentad enables this study to focus on the British political and social arena as it can be said to have constituted a "scene"; on Margaret Thatcher as she played the leading role as "agent" and on the British electorate as they served as "respondent-agents"; on Mrs. Thatcher's public addresses, interviews, informal remarks, and campaign strategies as they represented collectively a rhetorical "act"; on the General Election of 1979 as it was a formal channel or "agency" through which change was instigated; and on the controversial political and social issues as they contributed to the many reasons, motives, and "purposes" which caused Margaret Thatcher and the Tories to provoke and to incite the British people to act decisively in the ballot booth.</p><p>The conclusions which this study reaches are two-fold. First, in answering the major question, the conclusions generate critical judgments about Margaret Thatcher as political rhetor; and second, they generate projections about rhetorical criticism and future research.</p> 1981 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1384526269 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1384526269 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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