Rhetorical Landscapes in America : Variations on a Theme from Kenneth Burke
, by Clark, Gregory- ISBN: 9781570035395 | 1570035393
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/1/2004
At the same time a reading of Kenneth Burke and of tourist landscapes in America, Gregory Clark explores the rhetorical power connected with American tourism. Looking specifically at a time when citizens of the United States first took to rail and then highway to become sightseers in their own country, Clark explores how the symbolic experiences have helped residents of a vast and diverse nation adopt a national identity.