TY - JOUR
T1 - The rhetorical construction of time in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “letter from Birmingham jail”
AU - Lee, Ronald E.
PY - 1991/11
Y1 - 1991/11
N2 - This essay explores the rhetorical use of time in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and offers an explanation of the ideological heritage that temporally unifies the discourse. The essay describes the “Letter’s” recent, historical, and spiritual time frames, accounts for the ideological purpose each serves, and explains on what ground they unite.
AB - This essay explores the rhetorical use of time in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and offers an explanation of the ideological heritage that temporally unifies the discourse. The essay describes the “Letter’s” recent, historical, and spiritual time frames, accounts for the ideological purpose each serves, and explains on what ground they unite.
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U2 - 10.1080/10417949109372839
DO - 10.1080/10417949109372839
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79958828244
SN - 1041-794X
VL - 56
SP - 279
EP - 288
JO - Southern Communication Journal
JF - Southern Communication Journal
IS - 4
ER -