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Too, Yun Lee

 
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Shows how Isocrates used writing to provide a model of political engagement distinct from that of his own contemporaries.

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Recensione

"Students of ancient rhetoric will be very glad that there is now a monograph on Isocrates in English....They will find the book interesting and suggestive...." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"The Rhetoric of Identity in Isocrates strengthens our understanding of the process by which Isocrates created his literary ethos and the necessity for such a rhetorical display." Rhetoric Review

Descrizione del libro

The Rhetoric of Identity in Isocrates provides an interpretation of an important, but largely neglected and disregarded, fourth-century Athenian author to show how he uses writing to provide a model of political engagement which is distinct from his own contemporaries' (especially Plato's) and from our own notions of political involvement.

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