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Edwin Benjamin Black (October 26, 1929 - January 13, 2007) was one of the leading scholars of rhetorical criticism. He criticized "Neo-Aristotelianism" for its lacking a larger historical, social, political, and cultural understanding of the text and for its concentrating only on certain limited methods and aspects, such as the Aristotelian modes of rhetoric: ethos, pathos, and logos. He urged critics to analyze both the motives and goals within situated cultural norms and ideologies.〔Jennifer Dewinter, A Bibliographic Synthesis of Rhetorical Criticism, ''Western Speech'' 29, no. 4: 227-231.〕 == Biography == Born in Houston, Texas on October 26, 1929, Edwin Benjamin Black attended the University of Houston and graduated with a Degree of Philosophy in 1951. He earned his Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Public Address in Cornell University in 1953, and then he continued his Ph.D. study in Cornell University with a minor in philosophy and social psychology. He had a long teaching career started from Washington University in St. Louis (1956-1961). He then moved to the University of Pittsburgh as assistant professor in English Department (1961-1967) and finally to the University of Wisconsin Madison (1967-1994). He earned the Cornell doctorate in 1962.〔Thomas W.Benson, 2007. "Edwin Black’s Cornell University”, ''Rhetoric & Public Affairs'' 10, no. 3: 481-488.>〕 Black’s major intervention can be summarized into three parts: * Criticism is a practical action started from understanding the text rather than method or theory. * Style and form are meaningful, ideological, and strategic components of the rhetorical art. * Critics need to “attend not only to the means of rhetoric but also to its ends.”〔Theresa Enos, “Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age”, ''Garland Reference Library of the Humanities'', no.1389: 77〕 Black’s main publications include: ''Rhetorical Criticism: A Study in Method'' (1965) and ''The Second Persona'' (1970). Black died on January 13, 2007.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edwin Black (rhetorician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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