Wit and the Writing of History: The Rhetoric of Historiography in Imperial RomeUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 182 من الصفحات |
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... appearance ( bad legs and feet ; bewigged , hairless effeminacy , Otho 12 ) . Physical defects can lend a specifically ominous dimension to political figures inasmuch as the potentially religious implica- tions of odd appearance would ...
... appearance ( bad legs and feet ; bewigged , hairless effeminacy , Otho 12 ) . Physical defects can lend a specifically ominous dimension to political figures inasmuch as the potentially religious implica- tions of odd appearance would ...
الصفحة 126
... appearance of virtue , " Ann . 15.48.2 ; " fearing nothing or— pretending not to , " Ann . 15.69.2 ) . The vignette of Sallustius Crispus ( Ann . 3.30 ) is a subtle variation . He was a mixture of luxury and vigor , " capable of great ...
... appearance of virtue , " Ann . 15.48.2 ; " fearing nothing or— pretending not to , " Ann . 15.69.2 ) . The vignette of Sallustius Crispus ( Ann . 3.30 ) is a subtle variation . He was a mixture of luxury and vigor , " capable of great ...
الصفحة 152
... Appearance in Plutarch and Suetonius , " Classical Quarterly , n.s. , 17 ( 1967 ) : 414. Gascou , Suétone historien , denies close correspondence with physiognomic details and prefers to speak of impressionistic portraits rather than ...
... Appearance in Plutarch and Suetonius , " Classical Quarterly , n.s. , 17 ( 1967 ) : 414. Gascou , Suétone historien , denies close correspondence with physiognomic details and prefers to speak of impressionistic portraits rather than ...
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Ludibrium and Political Wit | 15 |
Techniques of Wit | 56 |
Enacted Wit | 69 |
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