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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1. VerfasserIn: Quiroga Puertas, Alberto J. 1978- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2015
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Jahr: 2015, Band: 69, Heft: 2, Seiten: 109-122
IxTheo Notationen:CD Christentum und Kultur
KAA Kirchengeschichte
KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum
weitere Schlagwörter:B Socrates Scholasticus rhetorical criticism sophistry religious orthodoxy
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Zusammenfassung: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
Enthält:In: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341184