Landmark Essays on Rhetorical Genre Studies gathers major works that have contributed to the recent rhetorical reconceptualization of genre. A lively and complex field developed over the past 30 years, rhetorical genre studies is central to many current research and teaching agendas. "In one volume we find RGS's necessary historical contexts, the early innovations, and the pioneering applications to critique and pedagogy. With judicious curation and lucid framing, Miller and Devitt have given the field what it has long needed: ready access to the deep clear spring of its foundational texts - endlessly renewing, endlessly instructive." -Dylan B. Dryer, University of Maine, USA "Miller and Devitt's indispensable new collection compiles essential reading for anyone interested in genre as a way to understand written communication. With its historical perspective and foundational texts, this book offers a rich resource for newcomers and experts alike." -Christine Tardy, University of Arizona, USA "With its compilation of foundational historical and theoretical perspectives on genre and inclusion of richly varied, groundbreaking studies reconceptualizing genre, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars. Key features include critical attention to genre ideologies and innovative genre pedagogies. The book is truly a landmark, identifying and locating essential readings on RGS." -Mary Jo Reiff, University of Kansas, USA