Titolo Rhetorical displays of knowledge in Leucippe and Clitophon: animal talk Periodico Prometheus Anno: 2010 - Volume: 36 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 263 - Pagina finale: 283
When speaking about animals and their life, the characters’ training in rhetoric proves ineffective. Clitophon, above all, appears to have studied his lessons at school, yet cannot either see their true meaning or understand that they do not work without a sound knowledge of real life.