Chiasmus and Culture

Chiasmus and CultureAnyone who has heard of chiasmus is likely to think of it as no more than a piece of rhetorical playfulness, at times challenging, though useful for supplying a memorable sententious note or for performing a pirouette of syntax and thought. Going beyond traditional rhetoric, this volume is concerned with the possibility of using the figure of chiasmus to model a broad array of phenomena, from human relations to artistic creation. In the process, it

The book offers a culturally sensitive way of reevaluating liberal language and forges a reconciliation between the two extremes of anti-Confucian liberalism and anti-liberal Confucianism

this volume discusses how the relationship between the federal and state levels has evolved over time

they have become an integral part of political life

As she begins to grow suspicious about his sexual appetites

Blair and his daughter were taken in by Gilbert and Reginald

This is the Hekhalot or Merkavah mysticism

writing with an eye to the pitfalls indicated by such criticism

Beginning with an investigation of the historical uses of tea

notes and illustrations

providing detailed guidance on further reading

and how this

Comprises the first comprehensive text on OHP for undergraduate and graduate survey courses