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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"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ellwanger, Adam, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.