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Category : Rhetoric, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The "Alexander Theme" in Rhetoric
Author: The "Alexander Theme" in Rhetoric. Reprinted from Washington University Studies, Vol. IX, Humanistic Series, No. 2, Etc
Author: Thomas Shearer DuncanAlexander the Great in Arrian’s ›Anabasis‹
Author: Vasileios LiotsakisPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110659972
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Arrian’s Alexandrou Anabasis constitutes the most reliable account at our disposal about Alexander the Great's campaign in Asia. However, whereas the work has been thoroughly studied as a historical source, its literary qualities have been relatively neglected, with no autonomous monograph existing on this matter. Vasileios Liotsakis fills this gap in the studies of Alexander the Great’s literary tradition, by offering the first monograph on Arrian’s compositional strategies. Liotsakis focuses on the narrative techniques and verbal choices, through which Arrian allows praise and criticism to intermingle in his portrait of the Macedonian king. His main point of argument is that Arrian systematically exploits an abundance of narrative means (military descriptions, presentation of peoples, march-narratives, anachronies, and epic elements) in order to draw the reader’s attention not only to Alexander’s intellectual skills but also to the fact that the king was gradually corrupted by his success. This book puts Arrian’s literary contrivances under the microscope, sheds new light on unexplored aspects of the Anabasis’ narrative arrangement, and contributes to the studies of Alexander’s prosopography in Classical historiography.
The Art of Discourse: a System of Rhetoric Adapted for Use in Colleges and Academies ... Second Edition. (A Reconstruction of the Author's “Elements of the Art of Rhetoric.”).
Author: Henry Noble DAYA Companion to Alexander Literature in the Middle Ages
Author: David ZuwiyyaPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004183450
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Drawing on decades of research on Alexander literature from all over the world, this book is bound to become a medievalist's best companion. It studies Alexander romances from the East and the West in literary form and content.
Washington University Studies
Author: Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)Publisher:
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Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Practical Elements of Rhetoric, with Illustrative Examples
Author: John Franklin GenungPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A Companion to Roman Rhetoric
Author: William DominikPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444334158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyond Comprises 32 original essays by leading international scholars Explores major figures Cicero and Quintilian in-depth Covers a broad range of topics such as rhetoric and politics, gender, status, self-identity, education, and literature Provides suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter Includes a glossary of technical terms and an index of proper names and rhetorical concepts
The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature
Author: Andreas N. MichalopoulosPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110611163
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
This volume, comprising 24 essays, aims to contribute to a developing appreciation of the capacity of rhetoric to reinforce affiliation or disaffiliation to groups. To this end, the essays span a variety of ancient literary genres (i.e. oratory, historical and technical prose, drama and poetry) and themes (i.e. audience-speaker, laughter, emotions, language, gender, identity, and religion).
Alexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition
Author: Christian Thrue DjurslevPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350120405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
What has Alexander the Great to do with Jesus Christ? Or the legendary king's conquest of the Persian Empire (335–23 BCE) to do with the prophecies of the Old Testament? In many ways, the early Christian writings on Alexander and his legacy provide a lens through which it is possible to view the shaping of the literature and thought of the early church in the Greek East and the Latin West. This book articulates that fascinating discourse for the first time by focusing on the early Christian use of Alexander. Delving into an impressively deep pool of patristic literature written between 130–313 CE, Christian Thrue Djurslev offers original interpretations of various important authors, from the learned lawyer Tertullian to the 'Christian Cicero' Lactantius, and from the apologist Tatian to the first church historian Eusebius. He demonstrates that the early Christian adaptations of the Alexandrian myths created a new tradition that has continued to develop and expand ever since. This innovative work of reception studies is important reading for all scholars of Alexander the Great and early church history.