Augustine, martyrdom, and classical rhetoric

"This monograph places Augustine's martyr discourse in the context of classical rhetoric in order to flesh out the claim that such discourse is inherently rhetorical. It is argued that Augustine's martyr discourse can be understood as rhetorical in three ways: First, Augustine develop...

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Main Author: Ployd, Adam (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2023]
In:Year: 2023
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Martyr / Rhetoric
B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Martyr / Theology
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Martyrdom Christianity
B Martyrs Cult
B Rhetoric, Ancient
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430)
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Summary:"This monograph places Augustine's martyr discourse in the context of classical rhetoric in order to flesh out the claim that such discourse is inherently rhetorical. It is argued that Augustine's martyr discourse can be understood as rhetorical in three ways: First, Augustine develops and deploys his understanding of martyrdom within particular rhetorical contexts. This is the weakest and most general sense of "rhetorical" that will appear in this study, falling short of, yet providing the necessary context for, the more technical analyses that make up the heart of the book. Second, Augustine uses techniques of classical rhetorical argumentation to construct his martyrs and to create their theological significance. This claim refers less to techniques of ornamentation or style than it does to those techniques more associated with the category of inventio and to some degree dispositio. Third, in Augustine's depiction, the martyrs themselves are ideal Christian rhetors"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0190914149
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190914141.001.0001