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Metanoia : Rhetoric, Authenticity, and the Transformation of the Self /

"Examines the concept of metanoia as both a rhetorical figure of speech and a critical tool for the analysis of self-reinventions of all kinds, including conversions related to race, sex, religion, and politics"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ellwanger, Adam, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : toward an analytic conception of metanoia
  • Taking it back : the history of rhetorical metanoia in the classical tradition and beyond
  • Crucifying the old man : Christian metanoic testimony and the changing of the heart
  • Finding yourself : metanoia, epistrophe, and the ontology of the modern ethos
  • Conclusion : afterthoughts; past, present, and future selves.