St. Augustine's Rhetoric of Silence
Truth vs. Eloquence and Things vs. Signs
"We are concerned here with St. Augustine's attempt to assimilate classical rhetoric to Christian needs and with the profound transformations he made in the doctrine he received. From one point of view, he brought rhetoric back to where Plato had left it in the 'Phaedrus', where eloquence and rhetor...
Author: | Joseph Anthony Mazzeo |
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Published: |
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1962
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Volume: | 23 |
Pages: | 175-196 |
Language: | English |
Periodical: | Journal of the History of Ideas |
Number: | 2 |
Format: | Article |
Topic: | -
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- Influence and Survival > The Middle Ages (430-1453) > Influence of Augustine on Language and Art > [Arts littéraires] - Influence and Survival > The Middle Ages (430-1453) > General studies of the survival of Augustine in the Greek world and in western thought and schools > [Survie dans le Moyen Âge occidental (généralités)] |
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Summary: | "We are concerned here with St. Augustine's attempt to assimilate classical rhetoric to Christian needs and with the profound transformations he made in the doctrine he received. From one point of view, he brought rhetoric back to where Plato had left it in the 'Phaedrus', where eloquence and rhetoric are based on truth in contrast to mere show. ... On the other hand, he established or cast into authoritative form, often verbalistic conceptions of allegory, typology, symbolism, and metaphor ..." |
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