187 Pages
by
Routledge
187 Pages
by
Routledge
187 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is the first extended study about the relationship between Marxism and the rhetorical tradition. Aune suggests that the classical texts of Marx and Engels wavered incoherently between positivist and romantic views of language and communication–views made possible by the decline of the rhetorical tradition as a cultural force. Though Western Marxism attempted to resolve this incoherence,... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- “The Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing” -- Marxism After Marx -- Marcuse’s Disappearing Audience -- Time, Place, and Cultural Studies -- Rhetoric Between System and Lifeworld -- Conclusion
Biography
James Arnt Aune is associate professor of communication at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
