Rhetoric and Irony
Western Literacy and Western Lies
Published on 28. November 1991
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-0-19-506362-2 (ISBN)
Description
Rhetoric and Irony is a synthesis of the existing arguments about the perception of dialogue, writing, and language in the ancient world and specifically in the work of four key figures: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Augustine.
Reviews / Votes
'The classical debate about language has been re-argued so often that it would now be useful to have a summary of where we stand, what ideas from the ancients persist, and why they make such an attractive screen on which to project modern controversy. Professor Swearingen does just this... Her knowledge of the field makes her as good a commentator as (Eric Havelock, Wayne Booth and Walter Ong) are theoreticians.' Robert Pattison, author of On Literacy, (OUP,1982).More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
611 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-506362-2 (9780195063622)
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E-Book
09/1991
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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