Wit and the Writing of History: The Rhetoric of Historiography in Imperial RomeUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 182 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 33
... intention fall apart “ infelicitously . ” Thus the locution " I am going to do it " is misunderstood through ambiguity if it is assigned an incorrect intention from among the many possibilities ( promise , prediction , threat , warning ...
... intention fall apart “ infelicitously . ” Thus the locution " I am going to do it " is misunderstood through ambiguity if it is assigned an incorrect intention from among the many possibilities ( promise , prediction , threat , warning ...
الصفحة 36
... intention . Insincere statements are another form of language without true point . Someone may say , " I congratulate you " when he in fact denies credit , or he may make a promise or extend a welcome without genuine intention to do so ...
... intention . Insincere statements are another form of language without true point . Someone may say , " I congratulate you " when he in fact denies credit , or he may make a promise or extend a welcome without genuine intention to do so ...
الصفحة 39
... intention running implicitly through his narrative on a large scale and occasionally surfacing in explicit performative avowals . It is my intention to treat only senatorial motions which are remarkable for shame or honor , since I ...
... intention running implicitly through his narrative on a large scale and occasionally surfacing in explicit performative avowals . It is my intention to treat only senatorial motions which are remarkable for shame or honor , since I ...
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Ludibrium and Political Wit | 15 |
Techniques of Wit | 56 |
Enacted Wit | 69 |
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