The Cast of Character : : Style in Greek Literature /

The Cast of Character : : Style in Greek Literature / / Nancy Worman.

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Well before Aristotle's Rhetoric elucidated the elements of verbal style that give writing its persuasive power, Greek poets and prose authors understood the importance of style in creating compelling characters to engage an audience. And because their works were composed in predominantly oral...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Worman, Nancy,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2003
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • LIST OF JOURNAL AND TEXTUAL ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1 KOSMOS AND THE TYPICAL CASTS OF CHARACTER
  • CHAPTER 2 ORAL PERFORMANCE, SPEECH TYPES, AND TYPICAL STYLES IN HOMER
  • CHAPTER 3 VISIBLE TYPES AND VISUALIZING STYLES IN ARCHAIC POETRY
  • CHAPTER 4 VERBAL MASQUERADE AND VISUAL IMPACT IN TRAGEDY
  • CHAPTER 5 MANIPULATING THE SENSES IN RHETORICAL SET PIECES
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • GENERAL INDEX
  • INDEX LOCORUM

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