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Paroles édifiantes: les Éloges d’Antoine-Leonard Thomas

Treating the eulogies written by Thomas between 1759 and 1770, we show how the use of reported speech of the persons being eulogised is part of a memorial ceremony that brings the character to life. This theatrical process helps to blur the generic status of these texts, which are halfway between hi...

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Main Author: Olivier Ferret
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Firenze University Press 2008-01-01
Series:Cromohs: Cyber Review of Modern Historiography
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Online Access:http://www.cromohs.unifi.it/13_2008/ferret.html
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