Reclaiming Rhetorica: Women In The Rhetorical Tradition (Composition Literacy and Culture 163)

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Womens contribution to rhetoric throughout Western history like so many other aspects of womens experience has yet to be fully explored. In pathbreaking discussions ranging from ancient Greece though the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to modern times sixteen closely coordinated essays examine how women have used language to reflect their vision of themselves and their age; how they have used traditional rhetoric and applied it to womens discourse; and how women have contributed to rhetorical theory. Language specialists feminists and all those interested in rhetoric composition and communication will benefit from the fresh and stimulating cross-disciplinary insights they offer.