The Writer's Book of Memory: An Interdisciplinary Study for Writing Teachers

by Janine Rider

Memory has long been ignored by rhetoricians because the written word has made memorization virtually obsolete. Recently however, as part of a revival of interest in classical rhetoric, scholars have begun to realize that memory offers vast possibilities for today's writers. Synthesizing research from rhetoric, psychology, philosophy, and literary and composition studies, this volume brings together many historical and contemporary theories of memory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805819819
• ISBN13: 9780805819816
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 9.6"