Theorizing Composition: A Critical Sourcebook of Theory and Scholarship in Contemporary Composition Studies

by Mary Lynch Kennedy

The last 25 years have witnessed extraordinary growth in the academic specialization variously described as composition studies or rhetoric and composition. What was noticeable about the field in its infancy was a preoccupation with practice, a lack of emphasis on theory, and an exclusive reliance on the writing process. As its disciplinary status has grown, the field has become far more theoretical. Composition studies has expanded its focus,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313299277
• ISBN13: 9780313299278
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"