Amatory Persuasion in Antiquity: Studies in Theory and PracticeOne of the most important foreign visitors to the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century was Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg. In 1888 she was a delegate to the international women's congress in Washington, D.C. This volume is about her travels and experiences in the new world. |
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Preface | 9 |
The Rhetoric of Seduction | 32 |
The Rhetoric of Abandonment | 69 |
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abandonment Achilles Aeneas affair Ajax Alcestis Alexis amatory amatory dilemma amor Andromache appears appropriate argument Aristotle Aristotle's arrangement attempt beauty becomes begins Catullus character child clearly close conclusion considered consistent contrast Corydon defined definition Delphis Delphis's demonstrate describes Despite dianoia Dido Dido's dilemma direct drama earlier effect emotional employs entire Euripides example expresses father feelings final follows Galatea Greek hand heroic Homeric immediately initial involves Iphigeneia Jason katholou lack literary lover marriage meaning Medea mihi mother narration nature Nausicaa Odysseus Ovid Ovid's particular passion persona persuasion phrase pity plea poem poet Poetics poetry present problem qualities questions reason refers relationship request reveals rhetorical seduction Simaetha similar situation speaks speech suggests term things tibi tion topics tradition translation wish words young woman Zeus γὰρ δὲ ἐν καὶ μὲν μοι τε τὸν