Nonverbal Behaviour in Ancient Literature : Athenian Dialogues III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serafim, Andreas.

Contributor:

Papaioannou, Sophia.

Series:

Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes Series

Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes Series ; v.155

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023.

Summary:

The volume offers an up-to-date and nuanced study of a multi-thematic topic, expressions of which can be found abundantly in ancient Greek and Latin literature: nonverbal behaviour, i.e., vocalics, kinesics, proxemics, haptics, and chronemics. The individual chapters explore texts from Homer to the 4th century AD to discuss aspects of nonverbal behaviour and how these are linked to, reflect upon, and are informed by general cultural frameworks in ancient Greece and Rome. Material sources are also examined to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the texts.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

List of Figures

Nonverbal Behaviour in the Ancient Texts and Contexts: Terms, Perspectives, and Themes

Part I: Performing Nonverbal Behaviour: Music, Vocalics, Masks, and Dance

The Movements of the Tragic Chorus: The Evidence of Euripides' Orestes Fragment

Animal Imagery and Choral Self-Expression: Pindar 140b

Dramaturgy and Nonverbal Behaviour in Roman Comedy

Silence as a Form of Discourse: Rhetoric, Gesture, and the Mysticism of Dance in Greek Literature of the Roman Empire

Part II: The Art of Hiding in Ancient Literature: Deception and Enigma

Representations of Nonverbal Cues of Deception in Greek Literature

The Enigmatic Image: Bilderrätsel, Performed Riddles, and Visual Communication in Greek and Roman Tradition

Part III: Nonverbal Behaviour in Oratory

Nonverbal Communication in Athenian Forensic Oratory

The σχῆμα of Invective: Body, Interpersonal Attacks, and Identity Deconstruction in Attic Oratory

Part IV: Constructing Identities: Power Statuses, Social Norms, and Ethnicity

Tactics of Nonverbal Persuasion and Rule Infractions in Heliodorus' Aithiopika

How to be Sympotikos and what it Actually Means

Body Language and Becoming Roman on Trajan's Column

Part V: The Voice of Earth: Nonverbal Behaviour, Language, and Nature

Hearing the Earth Speak: Paralinguistic Mutterings in Cicero, De haruspicum responsis

Notes on Editors and Contributors

General Index

Index Locorum.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783111338675

3111338673

OCLC:

1414457880