Theatron : Rhetorische Kultur in Spatantike und Mittelalter/Rhetorical Culture in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

This volume presents 22 studies on aspects of rhetorical culture from Late Antiquity to the last years of the Byzantine Empire. Many of them concentrate on the effects and social relevance of the art of public speaking, above all in the Greek speaking world, and particular attention is paid to the p...

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Main Author:	Grünbart, Michael
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin : De Gruyter, 2007.
Series:	Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies.
Subjects:	Civilization, Medieval. Civilization, Ancient. Middle Ages. Civilization, Classical. Rhetoric. Civilisation médiévale. Civilisation ancienne. Moyen Âge. Civilization, Classical Civilization, Ancient Civilization, Medieval Middle Ages Electronic books.
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Summary:	This volume presents 22 studies on aspects of rhetorical culture from Late Antiquity to the last years of the Byzantine Empire. Many of them concentrate on the effects and social relevance of the art of public speaking, above all in the Greek speaking world, and particular attention is paid to the performative character of rhetoric. The contributions deal both with individual authors, as well as general phenomena of medieval literature.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (532 pages).
ISBN:	9783110923865 3110923866