The structure of narratives in political theories

Author

Wesley Dan Nishiyama, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow

Date of Award

1-1-2013

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Political Science

Content Description

1 electronic text (v, 185 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Morton Schoolman

Committee Members

Peter Breiner, Julie Novkov

Keywords

Camus, Dramatism, Kenneth Burke, Narrative, Pentadic Ratio, Rousseau, Narration (Rhetoric), Discourse analysis, Narrative

Subject Categories

Philosophy | Political Science | Rhetoric

Abstract

In this dissertation, I use the ideas of Kenneth Burke and Wolfgang Iser to understand how narrative types, including: novelistic, historical, biographical, and hypothetical, are used as rhetorical devices to persuade the reader of the theory at hand. I will begin by

Recommended Citation

Nishiyama, Wesley Dan, "The structure of narratives in political theories" (2013). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 965.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/965