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Persuasive Ethopoeia in Dionysius's Lysias
Bruss, Kristine S.
Bruss, Kristine S.
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus's account of ethopoeia at Lysias 8 is often cited as evidence of Lysias mastery of character portrayal, but the passage itself has received little in-depth analysis. As a consequence, Dionysius's meaning has at times been misinterpreted, and some of his insights on characterization have been neglected. When the account is examined closely, three unique points of emphasis emerge which, taken together, constitute a particular type of characterization: persuasive, as opposed to propriety-oriented, ethopoeia. Making this distinction promotes conceptual clarity with regard to ethopoeia while calling attention to Dionysius's insights on the role of style and composition in the creation of persuasive ethos.
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This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from doi:10.1525/rh.2013.31.1.34
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2013-11-01
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University of California Press
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Ethopoeia, Ethos, Style, Character
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Bruss, Kristine S.“Persuasive Ethopoeia in Dionysius’s Lysias.” Rhetorica. Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 2013) (pp. 34-57) http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/rh.2013.31.1.34