Augustine's Martyrs as Ideal Christian Rhetors

This article argues that we should read Augustine’s preaching on the martyrs as endowing them with the qualities of the ideal Christian rhetor. In this way I hope to advance the common observation that martyr discourse is rhetorical. For Augustine, it is not just that martyr discourse is rhetorical;...

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Main Author: Ployd, Adam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2021
In: Augustiniana
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-43
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