Rhetorical culture in late antiquity and the Middle Ages
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2007
ISBN 13: 9783110194760
Total Pages : 540 pages
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Download or Read book Rhetorical culture in late antiquity and the Middle Ages written by Michael Grunbart and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2007 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt/Synopsis: This volume presents 22 studies on aspects of rhetorical culture from Late Antiquity to the last years of the Byzantine Empire. Many of them concentrate on the effects and social relevance of the art of public speaking, above all in the Greek speaking world, and particular attention is paid to the performative character of rhetoric. The contributions deal both with individual authors, as well as general phenomena of medieval literature.