1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463115403321

Autore

Kaplowitz Neil

Titolo

Drug-induced liver disease [[electronic resource] /] / Neil Kaplowitz, Laurie D. Deleve

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Elsevier, 2013

ISBN

0-12-387818-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (771 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DeleveLaurie D

Disciplina

616.3/6

Soggetti

Hepatotoxicology

Liver - Effect of drugs on

Drugs - Side effects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Mechanisms of liver injury -- pt. 2. Diagnosis and management -- pt. 3. Hepatotoxicity of specific drugs -- pt. 4. Future directions.

Sommario/riassunto

This field has shown tremendous growth in recent years, primarily due to the recognition that drug-induced liver disease is the most common cause of liver failure and one of the major contributors to the withdrawal of drugs developed by the pharmaceutical industry. Drug-Induced Liver Disease, 3rd edition is a comprehensive reference that covers mechanisms of injury, diagnosis and management, major hepatotoxins, regulatory perspectives and much more. Written by highly respected authorities, this new edition is an updated and definitive reference for clinicians and scientists in ac



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974594203321

Autore

Webb Ruth <1963->

Titolo

Ekphrasis, imagination and persuasion in ancient rhetorical theory and practice / / Ruth Webb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot,  Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2009

ISBN

1-317-14536-4

1-315-57899-9

1-317-14535-6

1-282-05433-3

9786612054334

0-7546-9330-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Disciplina

808/.0481

809.93357

Soggetti

Ekphrasis

Rhetoric, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Contexts of Ekphrasis; 2. Learning Ekphrasis: The Progymnasmata; 3. The Subjects of Ekphrasis; 4. Enargeia: Making Absent Things Present; 5. Phantasia: Memory, Imagination and the Gallery of the Mind; 6. Ekphrasis and the Art of Persuasion; 7. The Poetics of Ekphrasis: Fiction, Illusion and Meta-ekphrasis; Conclusion; Appendix A: Translations; Appendix B: Subjects for Ekphrasis; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Imperial period (2nd-6th centuries CE). The author places the practice of ekphrasis within its cultural context, emphasising the importance of the visual imagination in ancient responses to rhetoric, poetry and historiography. By linking the theoretical writings on ekphrasis with ancient theories of imagination and emotion and language, she brings



out the persuasive and emotive function of vivid languag