Coming to Terms

Contents
Foreword, by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell
Editor's Note
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Coming to Terms
2. A Critic on Criticism
3. In the Presence of the Word (SCA Presidential Address)
Section One: Some Beginnings
4. Energy and Form
An Introduction
by Barbara Sweeney
The Energy of Form
by Jane Blankenship, with Barbara Sweeney
Toward a Developmental Model of Form: ABC's Treatment
of the Reagan Inaugural and Iranian Hostage Release as Oxymoron
by Jane Blankenship
5. The Nature of Language
Burke and Coleridge Revisited
by Don Paul Abbott
Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Kenneth Burke
by Jane Blankenship, with Don Abbott
Magic and Mystery in the Works of Kenneth Burke
6. Developing Style
A Sense of Style
Influence of Mode, SubMode and Speaker, an excerpt
Style as Epistemic Stance: Abraham Lincoln's Early
Rhetorical Style
7. Metaphor and Naming
The Search for the 1972 Democratic Nomination: A Metaphorical Perspective
Naming and Name Calling as Acts of Definition: Political Campaigns and the 1988 Presidential Debates
Section Two: Creating and Expanding Burkean Frameworks
8. Exploring Burkean Terms
An Introduction and Reflections
by Marie Rosenwasser
Pivotal Terms in the Early Works of Kenneth Burke
by Jane Blankenship, with Edward Murphy and Marie Rosenwasser
9. Burke and the Ecological Frame
Introduction to "Kenneth Burke on Ecology"
by Eric Metcalf
Kenneth Burke on Ecology: A Synthesis
Pentadic Movements Working with Jane Blankenship: The Transformation of Student to Scholar
by Marlene Fine
The 1980 Republican Primary Debates: The Transformation of Actor to Scene
by Jane Blankenship, with Marlene Fine and Les Davis
The Transformation of Actor to Scene: Some Strategic Grounds of the Reagan Legacy
By Jane Blankenship, with Janette Kenner Muir
Section 3: Identifying Women in Electoral Politics
11. A General Overview
The Sites and Sounds of Change: The Political Discourse of Women in Electoral Politics
A 'Feminine Style' in Women's Political Discourse:
An Exploratory Essay
by Jane Blankenship, with Deborah Robson
12. Women Making a Difference
The People will Save Themselves: Helen Gahagan Douglas'
Jealousy for Democracy
by Jane Blankenship, with Shelly James
On Not Accepting "Apologies"
13. Transforming the Political Landscape
An Introduction to Coming to Terms
by Cindy White
On Coming to Terms with Terms: The 1984 Ferraro Campaign
Written with Cindy White
Our Candidates/Ourselves
Section 4: Composing an Academic Life
14. Inspiring Teachers
by Karl R. Wallace: The Giver of Good Reasons
The Song of the Open Road: Marie Hochmuth Nichols as Teacher
15. Moving Toward the Future
Communications in the Year 2,000: As Usual Some Questions about Means and Ends
Keeping the Faith: On Being a Teacher-Scholar in the 20th Century, Building an Academic Discipline
On Imaging the Future: The Secular Search for 'Piety'
Written with Janette Kenner Muir
Afterword
Select Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index