Persuasion by Immersion: The <b> <i>Narratio</i> </b> of Lysias 1, <b> <i>On the Killing of Eratosthenes</i> </b>

Abstract In his paper on Lysias, Dionysius of Halicarnassus characterizes the effect Lysias’ enargeia as power through which listener “seems to see things shown and be almost in company characters whom orator introduces”. The capacity give audience a sense being present at narrated scene, vividly imagining people, places, actions, is one most powerful instruments persuasive toolbox. ‘sense presence’ created by narrative style will approached form what cognitive literary studies has become known immersion , concept that defined terms are remarkably similar Dionysius’ characterization style, “the experience fictional world acquires presence an autonomous, language-independent reality populated live human beings” (Ryan 2015, 9). Analyzing techniques lens their immersive interesting for several reasons. Psychological research found evidence highly immersed readers more likely persuaded point view implicit than who less immersed. Approaching its qualities also allows us analyze text wide diverse range linguistic narratological devices: not only strategic use graphic (“vivid”) details, but verbal tense aspect, vocatives, direct speech, narrator’s visibility, narrative’s spatial temporal organization, handling perspective (focalization), raise suspense engage audience’s attention emotions.