Rhetorical landscapes in America : variations on a theme from Kenneth Burke /
Gregory Clark.
- 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Studies in rhetoric/communication .
- Studies in rhetoric/communication. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index.
Introduction: The rhetorical experience of landscape -- Landscape, national identity, and civic tourism -- New York City and the public experience of an American "scene" -- Shaker tourism and the rhetorical experience of the aesthetic -- Transcendence at Yellowstone -- Public experience along the Lincoln Highway -- Constituting citizens at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition -- Conclusion: rhetorical landscapes and the "ambiguities of identification".
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Burke, Kenneth, 1897-1993
National characteristics, American Group identity--History--United States Landscapes--Social aspects--History.--United States Tourism--Social aspects--History.--United States Rhetoric--Philosophy