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Appeal to emotion is a key technique of persuasion, ranked by Aristotle alongside logical reasoning and arguments from character. Although ancient philosophical
A Cultural History of the Emotions in Antiquity
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Pages: 386
Authors: Douglas Cairns
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This volume provides an overview of some of the salient aspects of emotions and their role in life and thought of the Greco-Roman world, from the beginnings of
Emotions, persuasion, and public discourse in classical Athens
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This book is an addition to the burgeoning secondary literature on ancient emotions. Its primary aim is to suggest possible ways in which recent approaches to e
Ritual, Emotion, and Materiality in the Early Christian World
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This volume advances our understanding of early Christianity as a lived religion by approaching it through its rites, the emotions and affects surrounding those
Emotion and the History of Rhetoric in the Middle Ages
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Rhetoric is an engine of social discourse and the art charged with generating and swaying emotion. The history of rhetoric provides a continuous structure by wh