The rhetoric of circumstances in autobiography
Autobiography confronts the issues of communication implicit in epideixis. A close reading of Plato's Apology and St. Augustine's Confessions demonstrates how rhetorical issues of praise and the communication of values have been elements of the genre from its first examples.
Author: | Andrew Kaplan |
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Published: |
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1992
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Volume: | 10 |
Pages: | 71-98 |
Language: | English |
Periodical: | Rhetorica |
Format: | Article |
Topic: | -
Biography
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Platonism - Neo-platonism
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Plato
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Plato
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Status: | Needs Review |
Summary: | Autobiography confronts the issues of communication implicit in epideixis. A close reading of Plato's Apology and St. Augustine's Confessions demonstrates how rhetorical issues of praise and the communication of values have been elements of the genre from its first examples. |
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