Author : Andreas N. Michalopoulos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311060986X
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature by : Andreas N. Michalopoulos
Download or read book The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature written by Andreas N. Michalopoulos and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).