Rhetorical Education in America
Glenn, Cheryl Jean / Lyday, Margaret Mary / Sharer, Wendy Beth
A timely collection of essays by prominent scholars in the field--on the past, present, and future of rhetoric instruction.From Isocrates and Aristotle to the present, rhetorical education has consistently been regarded as the linchpin of a participatory democracy, a tool to foster civic action and social responsibility. Yet, questions of who should receive rhetorical education, in what form, and for what purpose, continue to vex teachers and ...