Plutarch on animals: rhetorical strategies in de sollertia animalium.

In this article the author discusses the use of animals as examples, metaphors and as rhetorical devices in the essay "De Sollertia Animalium," by Plutarch. The dialogue method of argument in the essay is described. The author examines Plutarch's use of anthropomorphism. Modern critical reaction to...

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Publicado en:Hermathena no. 179; pp. 141 - 164
Autor principal: Mossman, Judith
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Trinity College, Dublin Winter2005
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Sumario:In this article the author discusses the use of animals as examples, metaphors and as rhetorical devices in the essay "De Sollertia Animalium," by Plutarch. The dialogue method of argument in the essay is described. The author examines Plutarch's use of anthropomorphism. Modern critical reaction to the dialogue is included in the piece.