Constructing disparate rhetorics: Reflections on canon, representation, and culture.
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Elyazghi Ezzaher, Lahcen.Issue Date
1995Committee Chair
Raval, SureshWillard, Thomas
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In this dissertation I propose a revisionary history of rhetoric that emphasizes the influence of Near Eastern cultures in the construction of Western rhetoric. I trace this influence from classical times through the Middle Ages, with particular reference to the Muslim commentaries on the Aristotelian tradition. In the eighteenth- and nineteenth- century period, I demonstrate how orientalist discourse marks a turning point in the relationship between East and West, with the West projecting itself culturally and politically on the Orient. In the modern period, I show how this intimate power relation between the two worlds takes a captivating form with the emergence of an English literary tradition produced by Middle Eastern writers who construct new subjectivities and audiences in the West. Drawing on post-structuralist theories, such as the social construction of discourse, deconstruction, and post-colonial criticism, I conclude that a history of rhetoric must reflect the irregularities, ruptures, and implications that characterize a rich contact zone between East and West.Type
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Ph.D.Degree Level
doctoralDegree Program
EnglishGraduate College