topos

Aristotle says: “we must find the location (topos) from which to attack,” where the word ˜topos™ is obviously used to mean a starting point for attacking the theses of the opponents.

Aristotle's Rhetoric Rapp, Christof 2002

The notion of topos is due for a revival, especially if we are to consider seriously the recuperation of sentimental poetry and the many women poets who do not invest in the masculinised rhetorics of anti-rhetoric proffered in the Lyrical Ballads model of Romantic-period literary history.

_Queen Mab_ as Topological Repertoire 1997

In addition, help was offered by a search-and-rescue group called "topos" -- (moles) -- organized by youths who dug through collapsed buildings after Mexico City's 1985 earthquake.

Maggie Van Ostrand: What You Don't Know About Mexico 2008

Very roughly, a topos is a category possessing a logical structure sufficiently rich to develop most of

Category Theory Marquis, Jean-Pierre 2007

The inscription found on a portico base was identified as a topos inscription by Professor Dennis Feissel in Paris -- "pro teketai [iu] lianou," or "the place reserved for [Ju] lian."

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - N-S Colonnaded Street Report 4 2003

Now a topos is a motif which takes the form of a literary commonplace or rhetorical set-piece: e.g., the comparison between nature and a book or between the world and the theater.

MOTIF HARRY LEVIN 1968

7 This topos has been a subject of well known investigations from Ernst R. Curtius, European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages (Princeton 1967), 319-326, to Jacques Derrida, Of

Plotnitsky, Notes 2001

When English lawyer Sir Thomas More--a devout Roman Catholic--coined the word "utopia" to describe his imaginary island nation in the early 16th century, it was a play on the Greek eu-topos, meaning "good place" and ou-topos, meaning "no place".

Domino's Founder Claims 'Misconceptions' Over Catholic TownDomino's Founder Claims 'Misconceptions' Over Catholic Town 2006

When English lawyer Sir Thomas More--a devout Roman Catholic--coined the word "utopia" to describe his imaginary island nation in the early 16th century, it was a play on the Greek eu-topos, meaning "good place" and ou-topos, meaning "no place".

Forbes Faces Of The Week: Feb. 27-Mar. 3, 2006Faces Of The Week: Feb. 27-Mar. 3, 2006 Forbes.com staff 2006

These are "topos" ( "place") inscriptions followed by a name in the possessive case, which gave official authorization to a particular salesman to use this spot.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Upper Agora Report 1 2003