Rhetorical refusals : defying audiences' expectations /

Main Author: Schilb, John, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10754333
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Toward a method of analysis and evaluation. Studying rhetorical refusals : basic principles ; Evaluating rhetorical refusals : categories and criteria ; Evaluating rhetorical refusals : Croce's refusal as a test case
  • pt. II. Rhetorical refusals and American traditions. Agents, 'truth', and salience ; When a refusal's context changes ; The embedding of a rhetorical refusal ; A literary rhetorical refusal.