Invention in Rhetoric and Composition

Janice M. Lauer Reference Guides to Rhetoric and Composition Edited by Charles Bazerman, Anis Bawarshi, and Mary Jo Reiff Information and Pricing978-1-932559-06-4 (paperback, $30.00); 978-1-932559-07-1 (hardcover, $60.00); 978-1-932559-08-8 (PDF, free download); 978-1-60235-819-5 (EPUB, free download) also available at the WAC Clearinghouse: http://wac.colostate.edu © 2004 by Parlor Press and the WAC Clearinghouse; 276 pages, with glossary, bibliographies, illustrations, and index. Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book Invention in Rhetoric and Composition examines issues that have surrounded historical and contemporary theories and pedagogies of rhetorical invention, citing a wide array of positions on these issues in both primary rhetorical texts and secondary interpretations. It presents theoretical disagreements over the nature, purpose, and epistemology of invention and pedagogical debates over such issues as th