COMP 505 - Rhetorical Criticism

Institution:

SUNY College at Potsdam

Subject:

ENGLISH - COMPOSITION

Description:

COMP 505 -- Rhetorical Criticism (3) A course that surveys works on the nature of discourse and rhetoric from Greek times to the present. Major figures and seminal works in the field of rhetoric will be examined and their theories of discourse compared. Among the topics covered witll be the relationship between oral and written speech; the evolving conception of rhetoric over the ages; the functions of writing and rhetoric; the influence of other fields on rhetoric (e.g. psychology and linguistics); the matter of style; the future of rhetorical studies. Prerequisite:COMP 301 or Graduate standing. As demand warrants.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.potsdam.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 267-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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