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diff --git a/chapter4.md b/chapter4.md index 8fb1efa..d6c0431 100644 --- a/chapter4.md +++ b/chapter4.md @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@ ## Chapter 4 In the previous three chapters, I've explored how and why contemporary green -rhetoric is too often failing, and argued that the apocalyptic form is not one -of the root causes. In this chapter, I aim to show that in order for green -rhetoric to succeed, it must imitate some of the rhetorical strategies of the -Apocalypse. +rhetoric is too often failing, and discussed the particular criticism of the use +of catastrophic language. In the previous chapter, I argued that these +criticisms of catastrophic language do not apply to the use of apocalyptic +language in the most important model of apocalyptic rhetoric in Western +literature, namely, the Apocalypse of St John. Now, in this chapter, I aim to +show that in order for green rhetoric to succeed, it should imitate the +apocalyptic rhetorical strategies of the Apocalypse discussed in the previous chapter. In order to consider how green rhetoric might succeed, I have to specify: what is the rhetor trying to achieve? How are they hoping that it will be achieved? |