The Literary Connoisseur: Socrates Scholasticus on Rhetoric, Literature and Religious Orthodoxy

This paper explores Socrates Scholasticus’ accounts of rhetorical deliveries and allusions to bishops’ oratorical displays in the light of new tendencies in late antique literature and historiography with the aim of concluding that the Church historian considered that rhetorical deliveries were part...

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Published in:Vigiliae Christianae
Main Author: Quiroga Puertas, Alberto J. 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Vigiliae Christianae
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAA Church history
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Socrates Scholasticus rhetorical criticism sophistry religious orthodoxy
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This paper explores Socrates Scholasticus’ accounts of rhetorical deliveries and allusions to bishops’ oratorical displays in the light of new tendencies in late antique literature and historiography with the aim of concluding that the Church historian considered that rhetorical deliveries were part of the negotiating process in the search of religious consensus.
ISSN:1570-0720
Contains:In: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341184