All Roads Lead to Psogos
Rhetorical Strategies in Late Antique Invective
Abstract
This paper aims to explore different rhetorical and literary strategies used by fourth century AD authors when composing invectives. Particular attention will be paid to the approach taken by these authors based on how they engaged with the people they intended to chastise: explicitly, implicitly, or by manipulating the notion of εἰκός.
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2025-07-16
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Quiroga Puertas, A. J. (2025). All Roads Lead to Psogos: Rhetorical Strategies in Late Antique Invective. Classica Et Mediaevalia, 189–206. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/classicaetmediaevalia/article/view/158276
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