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Autore |
Swearingen C. Jan |
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Titolo |
Rhetoric and irony [[electronic resource] ] : Western literacy and Western lies / / C. Jan Swearingen |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52484-7 |
0-19-536250-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rhetoric, Ancient |
Civilization, Western - Classical influences |
Rhetoric - Philosophy |
Literacy - Philosophy |
Dialectic |
Logos (Philosophy) |
Irony |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-313) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Proem; 1. Before Being or Not-Being Was: Logos and Logic Among the Preplatonics; 2. Rhetor and Eiron: Plato's Defense of Dialogue; 3. Aristotle: A Logic of Terms, a Rhetoric of Motives; 4. Cicero: Defining the Value of Literacy; 5. When the Rhetor Lies: Augustine's Critique of Mendacity; 6. Inscriptions of Self and the Erasure of Truth; Epi Dia Logos; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study synthesizes existing arguments about the perception of dialogue, writing and language in the ancient world. It examines specifically the work of four key figures: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and Augustine. |
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