Toward a rhetoric of insult /
Conley, Thomas M.,1941-
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The range of insult -- Terms of abuse: the lexical approach -- Beyond the lexicon -- Non-verbal "terms" -- The problem of the intrinsic -- Traditional principles of insult -- Sex, lies, and rhetorical community -- All those nauseous epigrams of Martial -- The domestication of Sir John Falstaff -- "i shall taunt you a second time-a!": Monty Python -- Just add a dash of theology -- Lines and storylines -- Doing the dozens -- Mind your manners -- Insults as "rhetoric" -- Beyond "traditional" rhetoric -- The paradox of insult -- The economics of shame -- Maintaining vs. interrogating hierarchies -- Enforcing "civility" -- The aesthetic angle -- Ad bellum purificandum? -- A parting shot.
Invective.
Rhetoric.