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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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2023
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2023 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Άγιος (μοτίβο) 354-430
/ Μάρτυρας (μοτίβο)
/ Ρητορική
B Augustinus, Aurelius, Άγιος (μοτίβο) 354-430 / Μάρτυρας (μοτίβο) / Θεολογία (μοτίβο) |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | ΚΑΒ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 30-500, Πρώιμος Χριστιανισμός |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Martyrdom
Christianity
B Martyrs Cult B Rhetoric, Ancient B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) |
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| Σύνοψη: | "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"-- |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | viii, 165 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-091414-1 |
