Front Cover; Other Books in the Studies in Writing & Rhetoric Series; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Cover Illustration; An Introduction to Textbooks and the Cultures of Literacy; 1. Reproducing Rhetorics; 2. Reading School Readers; 3. Constructing Composition Books; Coda; Notes; Works Consulted; Index; Author Bios; Series Statement; Back Cover
Summary
Both a historical recovery and a critical rethinking of the functions and practices of textbooks, Archives of Instruction: Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States argues for an alternative understanding of our rhetorical traditions. The authors describe how the pervasive influence of nineteenth-century literacy textbooks demonstrate the early emergence of substantive instruction in reading and writing. Tracing the histories of widespread educational practices, the authors treat the textbooks as an important means of cultural formation that restores a
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-271) and index
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