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James L. Kinneavy, an unassuming giant of twentieth-century rhetoric, died on August 10, 1999, at the age of 79 following a brief illness. Kinneavy is best known for his broadly influential book@ A Theory of Discourse, published in 1971, which provided a unifying framework for understanding many kinds of writing and reestablished important connections between writing instruction and classical rhetoric. Kinneavy is credited with a major role in the national revival of the study of rhetoric and composition, including founding a nationally acclaimed Ph.D. level specialization in Rhetoric at the University of Texas at Austin.
Jim Kinneavy was born in Edgewater,...