Rhetorical Theory by Women Before 1900

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Rhetorical Theory by Women Before 1900 is written by Jane Donawerth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0742517179 (ISBN 10) and 9780742517172 (ISBN 13).

This anthology is the first to feature women's rhetorical theory from the fifth through the nineteenth centuries. Assembling selections on rhetoric, composition, and communication by 24 women around the world, this valuable collection demonstrates an often-overlooked history of rhetoric as well as women's interest in conversation as a model for all discourse. Among the theorists included are Aspasia, Pan Chao, Sei Shonagon, Madeleine de Scudéry, Hannah More, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Augusta Jordan. The book also contains an extensive introduction, explanatory headnotes, and detailed annotations.