Genre and the invention of the writer reconsidering the place of invention in composition
In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention. In describing what he calls ""the genre function,"" he explores what is at stake for the study and teaching of writing to imagine invent...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University Press
c2003.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430335906719 |
| Sumario: | In a focused and compelling discussion, Anis Bawarshi looks to genre theory for what it can contribute to a refined understanding of invention. In describing what he calls ""the genre function,"" he explores what is at stake for the study and teaching of writing to imagine invention as a way that writers locate themselves, via genres, within various positions and activities. He argues, in fact, that invention is a process in which writers are acted upon by genres as much as they act themselves. Such an approach naturally requires the composition scholar to re-place invention from the writ |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [186]-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283267007 9786613267009 9780874214765 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |
