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Peer reviewedHarned, Jon – College Composition and Communication, 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
