Writing & Rhetoric 2: If Words Were Enough: Poetics and Rhetoric

What does it mean to be rhetorically ¿right¿? How do we know if we¿ve found the ¿right¿ words, images, examples? In this course, we will study the writings and reflections of poets as they wrestle with this question of craft and what we can achieve through dedication, inspiration, imitation. Our goal will be to become more skilled rhetoricians ourselves by asking: What is possible with language, image, sound¿what can poetics teach us about rhetoric? How much can communication achieve, whether greatness or agreement, social change or political justice. For course videos and full descriptions, see https://vcapwr-catalog.stanford.edu. Enrollment is handled by the PWR office. Prerequisite: PWR 1.