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This article has been published in: Ocula 15, Commemorating Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914): Interpretive Semiotics and Mass Media
author: Tony Jappy (University of Perpignan Via Domitia (FR))
Peirce, rhetoric and the still image
language: english
publication date: November 2014abstract: After examining the evolution of Peirce’s changing conceptions of rhetoric in the period 1903-06 the paper explores some of the implications of a 1904 paper on rhetoric and scientific writing and then examines the rhetorical potential of Peirce’s definition of hexadic semiosis and the six-element classification system it generates with respect to a small corpus of photographic illustrations.
keywords: peirce, rhetoric, hexadic semiosis, hexadic classification, classes of signs, photography, fotografiaOCULA-15-PEIRCE-Jappy.pdf ➞ PDF [2,475Mb]
DOI: 10.12977/ocula38
citation information: Tony Jappy, Peirce, rhetoric and the still image, "Ocula", vol.15, n.15, November 2014. DOI: 10.12977/ocula38
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