Abstract This article argues that the encounter between Andromache and Ulysses in Seneca's Troades engages with genre of declamation to juxtapose two different discourses surrounding torture: one focussed on torture's connection truth, other its tyranny. It describes how Greek general Ulysses, convinced danger letting Trojan prince Astyanax live, threatens his mother physical torture order asce...

Romans 1:18-2:29 connects with Stoic philosophy in a way that would be unmistakable to Gentile audience. While acknowledging the Hellenistic tone of passage, this paper focuses on elements natural law were broadly recognized Rome. Particularly, Cicero’s speeches, rhetorical handbooks, and philosophical treatises provide comprehensive account connections between Roman declamation. Although no di...

nahj-ol balaghah is of many values in several aspects. the objective of this paper is to introduce the literary arts involved in this sacred book written the master of eloquence and declamation, the commander of the faithful, imam ali ibn-abi talib (may god honor him) the present paper intends to clarify one of the literary elements cast in most of the sermons and orations in n ahj-ol balaghah ...

This article revises current perspectives on the generic status, composition, and subject matter of Phoenician Women by Seneca. It adopts a new approach, focusing selected elements text organisation. In particular, emphasis is given to construction characters analogies contrasts between them which were already interest ancient poetics rhetoric. Moreover, refers observations, accurate but isolat...

An important revival in representing plays of Menander private homes, the form both mosaics and frescoes, occurred primarily eastern part Roman empire late 2nd early 3rd centuries AD, with a limited echo felt west. The present article tries to explain why how this artistic phenomenon took place, review relevant works art their chronology is presented interpretation. discussion also refers frequ...

In the late 19th century two young and original artists — Marcel Proust, who worked not only as a writer, but also journalist (a music critic, well), Reynaldo Hahn, composer, critic public figure, fall into orbit of mutual influences. Having remained friends (which can be seen, in particular, from their correspondence) up until Proust’s death, they have maintained artistic dialogue one way or a...

Amidst a larger surge in the number of books and periodicals published in late-nineteenth-century Britain, a corresponding surge occurred in the radical press. The counter-cultural press that emerged at the fin de siècle sought to define itself in opposition to commercial print and the capitalist press and was deeply antagonistic to existing political, economic, and print publishing structures....