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"--
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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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.