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Ekphrasis, imagination and persuasion in ancient rhetorical theory and practice /
This is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Imperial period (2nd-6th centuries CE). The author places the practice of ekphrasis within its c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Imperial period (2nd-6th centuries CE). The author places the practice of ekphrasis within its cultural context, emphasising the importance of the visual imagination in ancient responses to rhetoric, poetry and historiography. By linking the theoretical writings on ekphrasis with ancient theories of imagination and emotion and language, she brings out the persuasive and emotive function of vivid languag. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 238 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754693307 0754693309 1317145356 9781317145356 1282054333 9781282054332 9786612054334 6612054336 |