The Philosophy of Rhetoric (Galaxy Books) - Softcover

Richards, I. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195007158 ISBN 13: 9780195007152

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1965

Synopsis

In this in-depth work, Richards defines rhetoric as the study of misunderstanding and its remedies. Focusing on how words work in discourse, he examines the interaction of words with each other and with their contexts, demonstrating how a continual synthesis of meaning--or "principle of metaphor"--gives life to discussion. He also argues that we can better control and animate our use of words, and therefore decrease misunderstanding, by comprehending the way meaning changes in discourse.

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About the Author

Ivor Armstrong Richards (1893-1979) was an influential literary critic and rhetorician.

From the Back Cover

Our communication is limitedby misunderstanding. Rhetoric, as Professor Richards defines it, is the study of misunderstanding and its remedies. The conventional rules of the old rhetoric and the formulations of scientific language have narrow application to conversational speech; Professor Richard's definition of rhetoric is based on a practical question: how do words work in discourse? To answer this question, he examines the interaction of words with each other and with their contexts, showing how a continual synthesis of meaning, or "principle of metaphor", gives life to discussion. It is through comprehension of the way meaning changes in discourse that we can better control and animate our use of words, and so decrease misunderstanding.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1965
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195007158
• ISBN 13: 9780195007152
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144