Augustine and rhetoric: argumentative strategies in early Christianity

"This volumes examines the place of classical rhetoric in Augustine's theology. Rather than seeing rhetoric as a matter only of style, the authors examine the argumentative techniques that Augustine would have learned and taught as a professional rhetorician. Essays pay particular attentio...

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Otros Autores: Ployd, Adam (Editor) ; Toczko, Rafał (Editor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
En: Mnemosyne <Leiden> / Supplementum (volume 479)
Año: 2024
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Colección / Revista:Mnemosyne <Leiden> / Supplementum volume 479
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Santo 354-430 / Retórica
Otras palabras clave:B Rhetoric, Ancient
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430)
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Sumario:"This volumes examines the place of classical rhetoric in Augustine's theology. Rather than seeing rhetoric as a matter only of style, the authors examine the argumentative techniques that Augustine would have learned and taught as a professional rhetorician. Essays pay particular attention to the rhetorical practice of invention in order to uncover the ways in which Augustine's thought is not only expressed rhetorically but constructed rhetorically as well. If you want to know what kind of rhetoric Augustine used in the actual practice as a Christian writer and preacher, this volume will answer your question"--
Descripción Física:VI, 263 Seiten
ISBN:978-90-04-68359-4