Necessary evil: rhetorical violence in 20th century American literature

Wayne Booth and other rhetorical critics have developed methods for examining the rhetorical aspects of fiction. In this dissertation, I examine, specifically, the use of rhetorical violence in American fiction. It is my premise that authors use rhetorical violence and the irrationality of violence...

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Main Author: Baker, James Andrew
Other Authors: Killingsworth, M. Jimmie
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5766