Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric

<p><em>A Theory of Contemporary Rhetoric</em> describes explains and argues the overarching theory of contemporary rhetoric. This current view of rhetoric brings together themes in the communication arts including political literary criticism; bi- and multi-lingualism; multimodality; framing as an artistic and sociological device for composition and interpretation; literacy in the digital age; and the division between fiction and ‘non-fiction’ in language/literature studies. Chapters explore the implications of rhetoric for particular aspects of the field. Discussions throughout the book provide illustrations that ground the material in practice.</p><p>As an overarching theory in the communication arts rhetoric is elegant as a theoretical solution and simple as a practical one. It asks such questions as who is speaking/writing/composing? to whom? why? what is being conveyed? and how is it being conveyed? </p><p>Acknowledging the dirth of recent works addressing the theory of rhetoric this book aims to fill the existing theoretical gap and at the same time move the field of language/literature studies forward into new territory. It provides the keynote theoretical guide for a generation of teachers teacher educators and researchers in the fields of English as a subject; English as a second foreign or additional language; and language study in general. </p>