Rhetorical theory : an introduction. /
Timothy A. Borchers.
- Belmont, CA, U.S. : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2006.
- xxi, 345 p. : ill., index , ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-337) and index.
Contents:I : The nature of rhetoric -- Defining rhetoric and rhetorical theory -- II: Important rhetorical functions -- rhetorical as persuasions -- Style, delivery, and rhetorical theory -- Rhetoric, science and argumentation -- III: Linguistic reflexivity -- rhetoric and meaning -- Dramatism -- IV: Rhetoric, culture, and power -- Critical approaches to rhetoric -- Gendered rhetorical theories -- Non-western rhetorical theories -- V: Fragments of rhetoric : Rhetoric, media and technology -- Postmodern approaches to rhetoric -- Cultural rhetorical studies -- Appendix -- References -- Index.