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Recollecting Romantic Rhetoric: an Inquiry Into Myths, Traps, and Implications Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University English Dissertations Department of English 12-16-2020 Recollecting Romantic Rhetoric: An Inquiry into Myths, Traps, and Implications Sarah K. Bramblett Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/english_diss Recommended Citation Bramblett, Sarah K., "Recollecting Romantic Rhetoric: An Inquiry into Myths, Traps, and Implications." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2020. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/english_diss/242 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of English at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in English Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RECOLLECTING ROMANTIC RHETORIC: AN INQUIRY INTO MYTHS, TRAPS, AND IMPLICATIONS by SARAH BRAMBLETT Under the Direction of Lynée Gaillet, PhD ABSTRACT In the history of rhetoric and composition, the subject of romantic rhetoric has been valued and discussed for its contributions to theory. At the same time that it has been positively viewed, romanticism has been characterized as antirhetorical and representative of the beginning of the devaluation of rhetoric. In this dissertation, I trace the narrative of research about romantic rhetoric. I highlight the myths and traps that lead to the implication that romantic rhetoric is unrecognized as an organizing tradition within our field. In discussing myths such as the idea that romanticism, as an era, is radically opposed to the enlightenment and traps like romanticism is antirhetorical, I set a schema for understanding the valuing of under-represented categories within rhetoric’s history. I also show, through analysis of secondary sources, the value and exigency of romantic rhetoric for today’s students. Recollection of research about romantic rhetoric, as a sub-field, emphasizes the hopeful possibilities that emerge when a definition of rhetoric is complicated. INDEX WORDS: Romantic rhetoric, Composition pedagogy, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century, Enlightenment rhetoric, Historiography RECOLLECTING ROMANTIC RHETORIC: AN INQUIRY INTO MYTHS, TRAPS, AND IMPLICATIONS by SARAH BRAMBLETT A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences Georgia State University 2020 Copyright by Sarah Katherine Bramblett 2020 RECOLLECTING ROMANTIC RHETORIC: AN INQUIRY INTO MYTHS, TRAPS, AND IMPLICATIONS by SARAH BRAMBLETT Committee Chair: Lynée Gaillet Committee: Michael Harker Elizabeth Lopez Electronic Version Approved: Office of Graduate Services College of Arts and Sciences Georgia State University December 2020 iv DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my family. My parents, Mark and Amy Geil, thank you for inspiring my love of learning from the start. My sisters, Hannah and Rebekah, thank you for partnering in my imagination’s development. My husband, Lane, thank you for filling my life with beautiful love, and thank you for your unwavering belief in me. And my unborn baby girl— thank you for filling me with hope for the future. To my students—thank you for making this profession a dream and this research meaningful. To my professors—thank you for teaching me more than you know. And to the Author of imagination and logos. As Edmund Burke wrote, “The more accurately we search into the human mind, the stronger traces we every where find of his wisdom who made it… the use of the passions… cannot be barren of praise to him, nor unproductive to ourselves of that noble and uncommon union of science and admiration, which a contemplation of the works of infinite wisdom alone can afford to a rational mind” (52). v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge, with extreme gratitude, my dissertation director, Lynée Gaillet. Dr. Gaillet, thank you for leading with wisdom and grace; your exemplar kindness and mentorship have made graduate school a joy. I would also like to acknowledge my committee members—thank you for making time to give feedback even during the demanding requirements of a pandemic. Dr. Michael Harker, thank you for asking excellent questions and inspiring deeper inquiry. Dr. Elizabeth Lopez, thank you for matching theory with practicality and for teaching me how to teach. I’m also grateful to Dr. Ashley Holmes for her encouragement and for her help with IRB approval, to Dr. George Pullman for introducing me to Greek rhetoric and the long history of rhetoric, to Dr. Baotong Gu for believing in me and helping me learn about grant writing, and to Dr. Mary Hocks for connecting me with other scholars. Dr. Malinda Snow, Dr. Beth Gylys, and Dr. Paul Schmidt also provided inspiration and ideas in regard to the subject of romantic rhetoric. Dr. Angela O’Neal first sparked a love of the eighteenth and nineteenth century and Dr. Marcia Bost graciously met with me to discuss my foundational ideas for the first few chapters. I’d also like to acknowledge the scholars who took time to talk with me about romantic rhetoric: Drs. Peter Elbow, Hephzibah Roskelly and Kate Ronald, Sherrie Gradin, Katie Homar, John Willinsky, Hannah Rule, and Craig Smith. The conversations were a treat. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................ V LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... IX 1 AN EXTENDED INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 1 1.1 Setting the Stage: Romanticism’s Relevancy to Rhetoric ........................................ 2 1.2 Purpose, Methods, and Methodology ....................................................................... 11 1.3 Definition of the Narrative of Romantic Rhetoric Research................................... 18 1.4 Definition of Romantic Rhetoric ............................................................................... 26 1.5 Definition of Myth, Trap, and Implication .............................................................. 35 1.6 Chapter Introduction ................................................................................................. 40 2 THE FOUNDATIONS.................................................................................................... 43 2.1 From Ivor to Isaiah .................................................................................................... 46 2.2 Synthesis of Emerging Myths and Traps ................................................................. 61 2.3 The Rise of Categories and Complaints ................................................................... 65 2.4 Synthesis of Myths and Traps ................................................................................... 71 3 THE FORMATIONS...................................................................................................... 75 3.1 Berthoff and Lauer .................................................................................................... 77 3.2 Paradigm Problems .................................................................................................... 82 3.3 Underappreciated Connections between Rhetoric and Romanticism................... 89 3.4 James Berlin ............................................................................................................... 94 vii 3.5 Current-Traditional Rhetoric and New Literacy.................................................. 102 3.6 Synthesis of Myths, Traps, and Implications ........................................................ 110 4 THE FAULT LINES..................................................................................................... 112 4.1 Responses to Too Narrow a View of Romanticism ............................................... 114 4.2 Ross Winterowd ....................................................................................................... 125 4.3 Synthesis of Myths, Traps, and Implications ........................................................ 127 4.4 Loops: 2001-2017 ...................................................................................................... 130 4.5 More Introductions and Invitations ....................................................................... 140 4.6 Synthesis of Myths, Traps, and Implications ........................................................ 144 5 MYTHS, TRAPS, IMPLICATIONS, AND HOPE ................................................... 147 5.1 Definition Myths, Traps, and Implications ............................................................ 149 5.2 Author Myths, Traps, and Implications ................................................................ 151 5.3 Category Myths, Traps, and Implications ............................................................. 154 5.4 Trap: Romanticism is Antirhetorical and a Return to Definitions ..................... 156 5.5 Future Studies .......................................................................................................... 157 5.6 A Course in Romantic Rhetoric .............................................................................. 162 5.7 Interviews .................................................................................................................. 166 5.8 Happily Ever After ..................................................................................................
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