The rise of a metaphor: "Voice"; in composition pedagogy

The rise of a metaphor: "Voice"; in composition pedagogy

A genealogy of the metaphor of "voice" is presented. Originally, when used as a metaphor, voice referred solely to verbs. The way in which voice begins to take on the meaning of tone or style is traced to writing & rhetoric textbooks of the 1960s. It is suggested that a concern for per...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rhetoric review 1995-10, Vol.14 (1), p.173-188
1. Verfasser: Bowden, Darsie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Creative writing
Literary criticism
Oral literature
Pedagogy
Poetry
Writers
Writing
Writing instruction
Written composition
Written narratives
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Zusammenfassung:A genealogy of the metaphor of "voice" is presented. Originally, when used as a metaphor, voice referred solely to verbs. The way in which voice begins to take on the meaning of tone or style is traced to writing & rhetoric textbooks of the 1960s. It is suggested that a concern for personal writing as the ultimate rhetorical tool motivates this new use of the term. This new metaphorical meaning of voice is criticized for its equation of identifiability with identity & its tendency to suggest that individual use of language can be separate from its social context. 39 References. D. Smith
ISSN:0735-0198
1532-7981
DOI:10.1080/07350199509389058