The Rhetoric of Free Speech in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
The Rhetoric of Free Speech in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle ...
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This in-depth and accessible analysis of the rhetoric of dissidents, outsiders and truth-tellers challenges preconceptions about free speech and political criticism in the early Middle Ages, revealing that there was room for political dissent in this period, as long as critics employed the right rhetoric and adhered to scripted roles.
Informations bibliographiques
juin 2021, Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Anglais
Cambridge Academic
978-1-108-72547-7