Declamation, paternity, and roman identity: authority and the rhetorical self
Auteur :
Gunderson, Erik
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521036528
Date de publication :
14 mai 2007
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,0 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
456 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
For centuries declamation was a staple of education and cultured literary life in the Roman world. This book radically re-evaluates the genre, its social import, and its place in the history of the Western self. It will interest specialists in classics, rhetoric and psychoanalytic literary criticism.