{"product_id":"word-as-action-racine-rhetoric-and-theatrical-language-oxford-modern-languages-and-literature-monographs-0198151853","title":"Word As Action: Racine, Rhetoric, and Theatrical Language (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0198151853\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hawcroft, Michael\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHawcroft presents an exploration of the theatrical qualities of the language of France's greatest tragedian, Jean Racine, taking as its analytical tool two neglected parts of rhetoric--inventio and dispositio. Racine's dialogue is exciting, Hawcroft argues, because he makes persuasive interaction of characters a key feature of his dramatic technique. This book shows how Racine deploys persuasion in well-defined contexts: trials, embassies, and councils; informal oratory as protagonists try to manipulate each other and their confidants in order to make their own views and wishes prevail; self-persuasion in monologues; and narrations, often used by characters with persuasive intent. The book draws illuminating and provocative comparisons with other playwrights and offers a closer and better documented description of the specific nature of Racine's theatrical language than has previously been available in any one study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51667152503072,"sku":"NEW0198151853","price":278.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71s6T04zVWL.jpg?v=1778960664","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/word-as-action-racine-rhetoric-and-theatrical-language-oxford-modern-languages-and-literature-monographs-0198151853","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}