How Yanzi Fulfills His Responsibilities as Minister in the Rhetorical Techniques Within the Jian (Remonstrance) of the Yanzi Chun Qiu

This thesis is the first indepth analysis of the jian, or advisory speeches, within a relatively unknown text, the Yanzi Chunqiu. It examines the way the Chunqiu period advisor Yanzi employs rhetorical techniques within the jian to change the conduct of his ruler Duke Jing according to Yanzi's...

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Main Author: Smart, Ronnie
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Languages and Cultures 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4196