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Reconnecting Rhetoric and Poetics: Style and the Teaching of Writing

Dietz, Gretchen Linnea
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1485298868714406

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, English.
This dissertation examines the disconnect between rhetoric and poetics in the field of composition studies and argues that style can mend this frayed relationship. Chapter one asserts that rhetoric and poetics were separated by historical accident; however, the poetic tradition is central to rhetorical study and must be reclaimed, and style serves as a key concept. Chapter two analyzes the figures in rhetorical manuals and recovers these tools for style pedagogy. Chapter three reclaims visual theories from classical rhetoric and shows how these theories reinvigorate pedagogy and allow us to think about style beyond alphabetic text. Chapter four asserts that style can be practiced within a larger aesthetic approach to the teaching of writing that invites creative experimentation and risk. The study includes student writing and student interviews; it also makes the case for alternative assessment practices. Finally, chapter five argues that the field can and should take style seriously, from the first-year writing course to graduate training to overall programmatic goals. This requires imagination and consciously looking beyond our disciplinary limits.
Jason Palmeri (Advisor)
Kate Ronald (Committee Member)
John Tassoni (Committee Member)
Elaine Miller (Committee Member)
124 p.
Composition; Rhetoric
style; romanticism; figures; sublime; ekphrasis; pedagogy; assessment

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  • Dietz, G. L. (2017). Reconnecting Rhetoric and Poetics: Style and the Teaching of Writing [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1485298868714406

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dietz, Gretchen. Reconnecting Rhetoric and Poetics: Style and the Teaching of Writing. 2017. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1485298868714406.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dietz, Gretchen. "Reconnecting Rhetoric and Poetics: Style and the Teaching of Writing." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1485298868714406

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