| Sophrosyne and the Rhetoric of Self-Restraint: Polysemy & Persuasive Use of an Ancient Greek Value Term Contributor(s): Rademaker, Adriaan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004142517 ISBN-13: 9789004142510 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $227.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: While of paramount importance to Ancient Greek society, "sophrosyne, the value of self-restraint, constitutes a notoriously complex concept, and provides the speaker of Ancient Greek with a subtle instrument for verbal persuasion. This study provides a new description of the semantics of "sophrosyne in Archaic and Classical Greek, based on a model from the field of cognitive linguistics. Besides, the volume shows how such a semantic description can contribute to the analysis and study of our sources: it investigates how speakers in our texts (ab)use the term to achieve their ends, covering most of the main texts, and culminating in a chapter on the dialogues of Plato. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 482 |
| LCCN: 2005297393 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 8.22" W x 9.62" (1.84 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While of paramount importance to Ancient Greek society, sophrosyne, the value of self-restraint, constitutes a notoriously complex concept, and provides the speaker of Ancient Greek with a subtle instrument for verbal persuasion. This study provides a new description of the semantics of sophrosyne in Archaic and Classical Greek, based on a model from the field of cognitive linguistics. Besides, the volume shows how such a semantic description can contribute to the analysis and study of our sources: it investigates how speakers in our texts (ab)use the term to achieve their ends, covering most of the main texts, and culminating in a chapter on the dialogues of Plato. |