As demonstrated by the 2016 presidential election, memes have become the suasory tactic par excellence for the promotional and recruitment efforts of the Alt-right. Memes are not simply humorous shorthands or pithy assertions, but play a significant role in the machinations of politics and how the public comes to understand and respond to their government and compatriots. Using the tools of rhetorical criticism, the authors detail how memetic persuasion operates, with a particular focus on...

Stille Wasser: Legendäre Liebesgeschichten, von Giacomo Casanova, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Honoré de Balzac, Anton Tschechow, Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow und Joseph Roth, gelesen von Ingolf Kloss, Viola Gräfenstein, Susanne Alt, Michael von Dufving, u.a. 1.Der unglückliche Canonikus - von Giacomo Casanova, Tracks: 01-09, 2.Fenitschka - von Lou Andreas-Salomé, Tracks: 10-15, 3.Die Edelfrau als Dirne - von Honoré de Balzac, Track: 16, 4.Die Dame mit dem Hündchen - von Anton Tschechow, Tracks: 1...