Ekphrasis, Imagination and Persuasion in Ancient Rhetorical Theory and Practice by Ruth Webb

Ekphrasis, Imagination and Persuasion in Ancient Rhetorical Theory and Practice

Ruth Webb

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This is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Imperial period (2nd-6th centuries CE). The author pl...

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