The Politics of Rhetoric: Richard M. Weaver and the Conservative Tradition

by Martin J. Jacobi, Bernard K. Duffy, Martin Jacobi

Book Overview

Richard M. Weaver (1910-1963) was one of the leading rhetoricians of the 1950s, whose philosophical and pedagogical writings helped revitalize interest in rhetoric. His rhetorical contributions are difficult to separate from his conservative stances on social and political issues; and, indeed, he espoused the cultural role of rhetoric, conceiving of his intellectual task as one of reinventing a philosophical conservatism and employing rhetorical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313257132
• ISBN13: 9780313257131
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"