Pathos in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art: A Communicative Strategy
May 2018 · BRILL
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Pathos as Communicative Strategy in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art explores the strategies employed to trigger emotional responses in late-medieval dramatic texts from several Western European traditions, and juxtaposes these texts with artistic productions from the same areas, with an emphasis on Britain. The aim is to unravel the mechanisms through which pathos was produced and employed, mainly through the representation of pain and suffering, with mainly religious, but also political aims.
The novelty of the book resides in its specific linguistic perspective, which highlights the recurrent use of words, structures and dialogic patterns in drama to reinforce messages on the salvific value of suffering, in synergy with visual messages produced in the same cultural milieu.
The novelty of the book resides in its specific linguistic perspective, which highlights the recurrent use of words, structures and dialogic patterns in drama to reinforce messages on the salvific value of suffering, in synergy with visual messages produced in the same cultural milieu.
Pathos as Communicative Strategy in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art explores the strategies employed to trigger emotional responses in late-medieval dramatic texts from several Western European traditions, and juxtaposes these texts with artistic productions from the same areas, with an emp...
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Gabriella Mazzon (1962), University of Innsbruck, is Professor of English Linguistics at that University. She has published monographs and articles on varieties of English, on the history of English negation, and on historical pragmatics and dialogue studies.
Gabriella Mazzon (1962), University of Innsbruck, is Professor of English Linguistics at that University. She has published monographs and articles on varieties of English, on the history of English negation, and on historical pragmatics and dialogue studies.
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