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1. Body Language in the Speech
October 04, 2010
The final four lines of Spenser's stanza adhere quite readily to this counsel, as they expand everything implicit in 'broke down' even in ways that refract the imagery of Quintilian's example and capture the emotional tenor of 'rigout pitiless' without, as Demetrius cautions, 'punctiliously and tediously elaborating' the points; enargeia, in other words, depends on leaving some details 'to the comprehension and inference of the hearer'. And, to further contextualise Guyon's ruthlessness at the end of his story, we might also recall with Quintilian that the 'task of the Epilogue includes not on... (read more)
Author: Arsenalo Barclona
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