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The Stylus and the Scalpel: Theory and Practice of Metaphors in Seneca's Prose

By Tommaso Gazzarri

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2020
ISBN
3110673576, 9783110673579
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2566580 bytes)
Series
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes 91
Pages
266\285
Time added
2021-05-04 08:47:31

Description

Taking a fundamentally innovative approach to Senecan style, the present book provides a functional description of Seneca's dialectical relation between metaphorical language and philosophy. Gauging the functioning of Senecan style as a whole, it Preface Contents Abbreviations Note on Translations Introduction Part I: Theory: Seneca’s Rhetorical Strategies Between Stoic Tradition and Modern Linguistics 1 Metasemes and the Classical Tradition 2 Modern Theories on Metaphor and the Stoic System 3 Metaphors, Emotions, and Moral Progress Part II: Practice: The Text and The Body 4 From Metaphor to Metaphors 5 Metaphorical Physiology 6 A Breathing Body Epilogue Bibliography Index Rerum Index Locorum

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