"'A Feast of Languages': William Shakespeare's Reception of Ancient Rhetoric"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo746/
Author:
	MacDonald, Michael J.
Type:
	Book Chapter
Year:
	2022
Publication Information:
	Papaioannou, Brill's Companion to the Reception of Ancient Rhetoric, 305–30.
:
	Papaioannou, Brill's Companion to the Reception of Ancient Rhetoric
Annotation:
	Shows how Shakespeare used progymnasmata, classical rhetorical exercises, including commonplacing, ekphrasis, and impersonation. Considers oration, acting, "figures of thought," and hermeneutics in Shakespeare's plays in relation to ancient rhetoric.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Rhetoric, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Sources and Influences on Shakespeare
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo746