Rhetorical Theory by Women Before 1900: An AnthologyJane Donawerth Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 337 pages This anthology is the first to feature women's rhetorical theory from the fifth through the nineteenth centuries. Assembling selections on rhetoric, composition, and communication by 24 women around the world, this valuable collection demonstrates an often-overlooked history of rhetoric as well as women's interest in conversation as a model for all discourse. Among the theorists included are Aspasia, Pan Chao, Sei Shonagon, Madeleine de ScudZry, Hannah More, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Augusta Jordan. The book also contains an extensive introduction, explanatory headnotes, and detailed annotations. |
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... voice also subtly indicates each passing thought . Your inflection may become pan- tomime to the blind ; and your pantomime , inflection to the deaf . The inflections have great influence in expressing or perverting the sense according ...
... voice also subtly indicates each passing thought . Your inflection may become pan- tomime to the blind ; and your pantomime , inflection to the deaf . The inflections have great influence in expressing or perverting the sense according ...
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... voice on the musical scale . “ Every manifestation in life is a song , every sound is a song . ' 9927 Modulation signifies the accommodation of the voice to every variety and shade of thought and feeling . Elocution and music are ...
... voice on the musical scale . “ Every manifestation in life is a song , every sound is a song . ' 9927 Modulation signifies the accommodation of the voice to every variety and shade of thought and feeling . Elocution and music are ...
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... voice beyond its normal strength . Take plenty of outdoor exercise . Temperance , at all times desirable in every individual , is far more to be insisted on in the case of the voice - user , no personal habit having a more baneful ...
... voice beyond its normal strength . Take plenty of outdoor exercise . Temperance , at all times desirable in every individual , is far more to be insisted on in the case of the voice - user , no personal habit having a more baneful ...
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Aspasia fifth century B C E | 1 |
Pan Chao c 48117 | 14 |
Sei Shonagon b 965? | 22 |
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References to this book
The SAGE Handbook of Rhetorical Studies Andrea A. Lunsford,Kirt H. Wilson,Rosa A. Eberly No preview available - 2009 |