Rhetoric in tooth and claw : animals, language, sensation /

We tend to think of rhetoric as a solely human art. After all, only humans can use language artfully to make a point, the very definition of rhetoric. Yet when you look at ancient and early modern treatises on rhetoric, what you find is surprising. They're crawling with animals. With Rhetoric i...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hawhee, Debra (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Subjects:	Rhetoric, Ancient. Rhetoric, Medieval. Rhetoric, Renaissance. Philosophy, Ancient. Animals in literature.