Emotions, persuasion, and public discourse in classical Athens
This book is an addition to the burgeoning secondary literature on ancient emotions. Its primary aim is to suggest possible ways in which recent approaches to emotions can help us understand significant aspects of persuasion in classical antiquity and, especially audiences'' psychological manipulation in the civic procedures of classical Athens. Based on cognitive approaches to emotions, Skinner'...
This book is an addition to the burgeoning secondary literature on ancient emotions. Its primary aim is to suggest possible ways in which recent approaches to emotions can help us understand significant aspects of persuasion in classical antiquity and, especially audiences'' psychological manipulation in the civic procedures of classical Athens. Based on cognitive approaches to emotions, Skinner'...
