The World and How We Describe It: Rhetorics of Reality, Representation, Simulation

by Barry Brummett

Brummett explores the ways people use three key terms--reality, representation, and simulation--as rhetorical devices with political and social effect. Human perception, language, and aesthetics experiences are the bases for the fluidity among these terms. Each term's rhetoric is illustrated in an analysis of texts in popular culture: William Gibson's novels, the usenet group rec.motorcycles, and the film Groundhog Day.

Brummett explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275980197
• ISBN13: 9780275980191
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.6"