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ERIC Number: EJ311445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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The Intellectual Background of Alexander Bain's "Models of Discourse."
Harned, Jon
College Composition and Communication, v36 n1 p42-50 Feb 1985
Explores the discourse modes put forth in Bain's nineteenth century college textbook "English Composition and Rhetoric." Discusses his rationale for shifting from the previous belletristic schemes to the forms of description, narration, exposition, persuasion, and poetry. (HTH)
Descriptors: Discourse Modes, Educational History, Intellectual History, Models, Rhetorical Criticism, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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