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Autore |
Ellwanger Adam <1978-> |
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Titolo |
Metanoia : rhetoric, authenticity, and the transformation of the self / / Adam Ellwanger ; with a foreword by Pat J. Gehrke |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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ISBN |
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0-271-08680-7 |
0-271-08678-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rhetoric |
Rhetoric - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Self |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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"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"-- |
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