Author : Louise Wetherbee Phelps
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195361822
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Book Synopsis Composition As a Human Science by : Louise Wetherbee Phelps
Download or read book Composition As a Human Science written by Louise Wetherbee Phelps and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-07-25 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking collection of essays is one of the first works to reflect directly and systematically on the conceptual and ethical basis for composition studies as a new discipline of written language. Phelps articulates a philosophy of composition generous enough to accommodate all the strands of current work without being overly eclectic--an open framework subject to modification and addition as the field develops. She draws on wide reading in the humanities and social sciences--including cognitive science, linguistics, literary theory, education, philosophy, hermeneutics, rhetoric, and psychology--to define the contribution and place of composition studies within the larger intellectual and cultural community. The book will therefore interest theorists and scholars in a wide variety of fields.