Speaking of Evil: Rhetoric and the Responsibility to and for Language (Hardcover)
This book analyzes ancient rhetoricians, Nazi Germany critics, and public intellectuals addressing 9/11 to show how renaming evil is a key response to the evil in language. It claims that rhetoric has always been a response to evil and suggests ways in which we can better take responsibility for our words.
Matthew Boedy is assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of North Georgia.