{"product_id":"9780472121168","title":"Kinesis: The Ancient Depiction of Gesture, Motion, and Emotion","description":"Donald Lateiner, in his groundbreaking work \u003ci\u003eThe Sardonic Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, presented the first thorough study of nonverbal behavior in Homeric epics, drawing a significant distinction between ancient and modern gesture and demonstrating the intrinsic relevance of this “silent language” to psychological, social, and anthropological studies of the ancient world. \u003cbr\u003e Using Lateiner’s work as a touchstone, the scholars in \u003ci\u003eKinesis\u003c\/i\u003e analyze the depiction of emotions, gestures, and other nonverbal cues in ancient Greek and Roman texts and consider the precise language used to depict them. Individual contributors examine genres ranging from historiography and epic to tragedy, philosophy, and vase decoration. They explore evidence as disparate as Pliny’s depiction of animal emotions, Plato’s presentation of Aristophanes’ hiccups, and Thucydides’ use of verb tenses. Sophocles’ deployment of silence is considered, as are Lucan’s depiction of death and the speaking objects of the medieval Alexander Romance. \u003cbr\u003e This collection will be valuable to scholars studying Greek and Roman society and literature, as well as to those who study the imitation of ancient literature in later societies. Jargon is avoided and all passages in ancient languages are translated, making this volume accessible to advanced undergraduates. \u003cbr\u003e Contributors in addition to the volume editors include Jeffrey Rusten, Rosaria Vignolo Munson, Hans-Peter Stahl, Carolyn Dewald, Rachel Kitzinger, Deborah Boedeker, Daniel P. Tompkins, John Marincola, Carolin Hahnemann, Ellen Finkelpearl, Hanna M. Roisman, Eliot Wirshbo, James V. Morrison, Bruce Heiden, Daniel B. Levine, and Brad L. Cook.","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072627065072,"sku":"9780472121168","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780472121168_p0.jpg?v=1763707843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472121168","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}