Rhetorical Rehearsals: The Construction of Ethos in Confederate Women's Civil War Diaries

Rhetoric Review Jul 2003

Rhetorical Rehearsals: The Construction of Ethos in Confederate Women's Civil War Diaries

Kimberly Harrison

Abstract

Abstract This essay argues for the value of Confederate women's Civil War diaries to rhetorical history. As women faced the dangers and deprivations of war, they turned to their diaries to respond, using personal writing to rehearse and construct an effective ethos. By practicing "self-rhetorics," diarists prepared themselves to speak and act effectively in the contexts of war. One woman's diary, that of Priscilla "Mittie" Bond, serves as a case study.

Journal: Rhetoric Review
Published: 2003-07-01
DOI: 10.1207/s15327981rr2203_02
Open Access: Closed
Topics: argument

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