A rhetorical study of Edward Abbey's picaresque novel The fool's progress

A rhetorical study of Edward Abbey's picaresque novel The fool's progress

This thesis addresses this question of why Abbey employed such rhetoric and what resulting effects he hoped to achieve. Examining Abbey's rhetoric in terms of classical Western rhetorical traditions, the genre of the picaresque, and his own ideological stance can aid in understanding what his i...

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Main Author: Rogers, Kent Murray
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2001
Subjects:
Edward Abbey 1927-1989
Fool's progress
English language > Rhetoric
English language > Composition and exercise
Rhetoric
Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2079
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3080&context=etd-project
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Fool's progress
English language -- Rhetoric
English language -- Composition and exercise
Rhetoric
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Fool's progress
English language -- Rhetoric
English language -- Composition and exercise
Rhetoric
Rogers, Kent Murray
A rhetorical study of Edward Abbey's picaresque novel The fool's progress
description This thesis addresses this question of why Abbey employed such rhetoric and what resulting effects he hoped to achieve. Examining Abbey's rhetoric in terms of classical Western rhetorical traditions, the genre of the picaresque, and his own ideological stance can aid in understanding what his intentions are in this controversial work.
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