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...

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Auteur:Joseph Anthony Mazzeo
Publié: S.n., s.l., 1962
Volume:23
Pages:175-196
Langue:anglais
Périodique:Journal of the History of Ideas
Nombre:2
Format:Article
Sujet:- Biographie > Relations et Sources > Écrivains profanes latins > Auteurs latins profanes (général) > Orateurs antiques
- Influence et Survie > Le Moyen Âge (430-1453) > Influence d'Augustin sur la langue et l'art > Arts littéraires
- Influence et Survie > Le Moyen Âge (430-1453) > Études générales de la survie d'Augustin dans le monde grec et dans la pensée et les écoles occidentales > Survie dans le Moyen Âge occidental (généralités)
Statut:Needs Review
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Résumé:"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 ..."