The Ancient Art of Persuasion across Genres and Topics

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The Ancient Art of Persuasion across Genres and Topics

Author	: Anonim
File Size	: 55,5 Mb
Publisher	: BRILL
Language	: English
Release Date	: 04 November 2019
ISBN	: 9789004412552
Pages	: 424 pages

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This is an original collection of essays that contribute to a developing appreciation of persuasion across ancient genres (mainly oratory, historiography, poetry) and a wide diversity of interdisciplinary topics (performance, language, style, emotions, gender, argumentation and narrative, politics).

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