Now in its second edition, Rhetorical Criticism: Perspectives in Action presents a thorough, accessible, and well-grounded introduction to contemporary rhetorical criticism. Systematic chapters contributed by noted experts introduce the fundamental aspects of a perspective, provide students with an example to model when writing their own criticism, and address the potentials and pitfalls of the approach. In addition to covering traditional modes of rhetorical criticism, the volume presents less commonly discussed rhetorical perspectives, exposing students to a wide cross-section of techniques.

Contributions by: Matthew T. Althouse, William Benoit, Edwin Black, Adam Blood, Stephen Howard Browne, Thomas R. Burkholder, Kathleen Farrell, David Henry, Forbes I. Hill