Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ519649
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Emerson and the Death of "Pathos."
Winterowd, W. Ross
JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, v16 n1 p27-40 1996
Suggests that the valorization of Emerson in English departments has been behind the split between fiction and nonfiction, and between creative writing and composition. Suggests further that the values Emerson places on contemplation versus action degrade argument and persuasion. (TB)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Departments, Higher Education, Imagination, Persuasive Discourse, Philosophy
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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