Combs, Steven C.

The Dao of Rhetoric. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (180 pages) - SUNY Series in Communication Studies . - SUNY Series in Communication Studies .

Intro -- The Dao of Rhetoric -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Culture, Text, and Context -- 2. Laozi and the Natural Way of Rhetoric -- 3. Zhuangzi and the Rhetoric of Evocation -- 4. Sunzi and the Rhetoric of Parsimony -- 5. Daoist Rhetorical Criticism -- 6. Is The Tao of Steve Really "The Way"? -- 7. Values East and West in Antz and A Bug's Life -- 8. Shrek as the Daoist Hero -- 9. The Future of the Past -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z.

Examines the ways Daoist (Taoist) thought may contribute to an understanding of human communication.

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