Persuasion & rhetoric / / Carlo Michelstaedter ; translated with an introduction and commentary by Russell Scott Valentino, Cinzia Sarti Blum, and David J. Depew

• Autore: Michelstaedter Carlo <1887-1910.>
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource (xxvii, 178 p.).)
• Disciplina: 808
• Soggetto topico: Persuasion (Rhetoric)
• Altri autori: ValentinoRussell Scott <1962-> BlumCinzia Sartini DepewDavid J. <1942->
• Note generali: Translated from the Italian.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. Persuasion -- II. The Illusion of Persuasion -- III. The Way to Persuasion -- I. Rhetoric -- II. The Constitution of Rhetoric -- III. Rhetoric in Life -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This translation of Carlo Michelstaedter's Persuasion and Rhetoric brings the powerful and original work of a seminal cultural figure to English-language readers for the first time. Ostensibly a commentary on Plato's and Aristotle's relation to the pre-Socratic philosophers, Michelstaedter's deeply personal book is an extraordinary rhetorical feat that reflects the author's struggle to make sense of modern life. This edition includes an introduction discussing his life and work, an extensive bibliography, notes to introduce each chapter, and critical notes illuminating the text. Within hours of completing Persuasion and Rhetoric, his doctoral thesis, 23-year-old Michelstaedter shot himself to death. The text he left behind has proved to be one of the most trenchant and influential studies in modern rhetoric, a work that develops Nietzschean themes and anticipates the conclusions of, among others, Martin Heidegger. Publication of the book in English is an event of great magnitude for students of Italian philosophy, rhetoric, and literature as well as the culture of Mitteleuropa.
• Altri titoli varianti: Persuasion and rhetoric
• Titolo autorizzato: Persuasion & rhetoric
• ISBN: 9786611722135; 9781281722133; 1281722138; 9780300130126; 0300130120
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958170403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Italian literature and thought series.