Style: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy

Brian Ray Reference Guides to Rhetoric and Composition Edited by Charles Bazerman, Anis Bawarshi, and Mary Jo Reiff Information and Pricing978-1-60235-612-2 (paperback, $32.00); 978-1-60235-613-9 (hardcover, $60.00); 978-1-60235-614-6 (PDF, free download); also available at the WAC Clearinghouse: http://wac.colostate.edu © 2015 by Parlor Press and the WAC Clearinghouse; 278 pages, with notes, bibliography, glossary, and index Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book Style: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy conducts an in-depth investigation into the long and complex evolution of style in the study of rhetoric and writing. The theories, research methods, and pedagogies covered here offer a conception of style as more than decoration or correctness—views that are still prevalent in many college settings as well as in public discourse. The book begins by tracing origins of style in sophistic-era Gr