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Giving Good Reasons: Environmental Appeals in the Nonfiction of John McPhee.

Authors :
Turner, Brian
Source :
Rhetoric Review. Fall 1994 13(1):164-182.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Considers McPhee's explicit statements on nature and environmental issues as well as the implicit environmental appeals in his essays. Suggests that in the complicated and volatile minefield of modern environmentalism, readers need an expository guide like McPhee who is not only open-minded but informative, discerning, and reliable. (RS)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0735-0198
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Rhetoric Review
Publication Type :
Editorial & Opinion
Accession number :
EJ502788
Document Type :
Opinion Papers<br />Reports - Evaluative<br />Journal Articles