REHABILITATING RHETORIC
Posted October 16, 2006FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
YORK, Pa. – Rhetoric will be the topic of discussion, Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall, Recital Hall on the campus of York College.
In his talk, “Rhetoric Is Not a Four-Letter Word,” Professor Thomas Miller, acting director of the graduate program in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English at the University of Arizona, will explain why rhetoric was valued for so many centuries and why it is important today.
For over 2000 years, the academic subject of rhetoric was the foundation of western education, embraced by Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine and Shakespeare.
Today, the mention of “rhetoric” typically provokes negative reaction. In contemporary usage, rhetoric refers to blather and bombast in speech and writing from politicians, among others, words that deserve scorn because they contain style but little substance and may even conceal truth.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information call 815-1349.
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