Wit and the Writing of History: The Rhetoric of Historiography in Imperial RomeUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1988 - 182 من الصفحات |
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... norms . " This contrast [ between locutionary and illo- cutionary act ] is most obvious in those cases in which the sentence uttered is ambiguous with respect to force . " 18 In the context of football " Strike three ! " is either ...
... norms . " This contrast [ between locutionary and illo- cutionary act ] is most obvious in those cases in which the sentence uttered is ambiguous with respect to force . " 18 In the context of football " Strike three ! " is either ...
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... norms , and when that is put in pre- cise linguistic form the tension between language and reason produces a for- mal joke or epigram . Antony's reply to the Megarians who had proudly pressed upon him the attractions of their senate ...
... norms , and when that is put in pre- cise linguistic form the tension between language and reason produces a for- mal joke or epigram . Antony's reply to the Megarians who had proudly pressed upon him the attractions of their senate ...
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... norms in polit- ical norms resting on theoretical considerations . When this takes extreme form , it tends to invade the private sphere and destroy its distinctive values . Tension between the two is , of course , in one degree or ...
... norms in polit- ical norms resting on theoretical considerations . When this takes extreme form , it tends to invade the private sphere and destroy its distinctive values . Tension between the two is , of course , in one degree or ...
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Ludibrium and Political Wit | 15 |
Techniques of Wit | 56 |
Enacted Wit | 69 |
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