9780822955351-0822955350-The Origins of Composition Studies in the American College, 1875–1925: A Documentary History (Composition, Literacy, and Culture)

The Origins of Composition Studies in the American College, 1875–1925: A Documentary History (Composition, Literacy, and Culture)

ISBN-13: 9780822955351
ISBN-10: 0822955350
Edition: 1
Author: John C. Brereton
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Format: Paperback 608 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780822955351
ISBN-10: 0822955350
Edition: 1
Author: John C. Brereton
Publication date: 1996
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Format: Paperback 608 pages

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The Origins of Composition Studies in the American College, 1875–1925: A Documentary History (Composition, Literacy, and Culture) (ISBN-13: 9780822955351 and ISBN-10: 0822955350), written by authors John C. Brereton, was published by University of Pittsburgh Press in 1996. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Rhetoric (Words, Language & Grammar ) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Origins of Composition Studies in the American College, 1875–1925: A Documentary History (Composition, Literacy, and Culture) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Rhetoric books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.62.

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This volume describes the formative years of English composition courses in college through a study of the most prominent documents of the time: magazine articles, scholarly reports, early textbooks, teachers' testimonies-and some of the actual student papers that provoked discussion. Includes writings by leading scholars of the era such as Adams Sherman Hill, Gertrude Buck, William Edward Mead, Lane Cooper, William Lyon Phelps, and Fred Newton Scott.

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