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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Bibliografische gegevens
Auteur:Joseph Anthony Mazzeo
Gepubliceerd in: S.n., s.l., 1962
Volume:23
Pagina's:175-196
Taal:Engels
Tijdschrift:Journal of the History of Ideas
Nummer:2
Formaat:Article
Onderwerp:- Biografie > Relaties en Bronnen > [Écrivains profanes latins] > [Auteurs latins profanes (général)] > [Orateurs antiques]
- Invloed en Overleving > De Middeleeuwen (430-1453) > Invloed van Augustinus op de taal en de kunst > [Arts littéraires]
- Invloed en Overleving > De Middeleeuwen (430-1453) > Algemense studie van het voortleven van Augustine in de Griekse wereld en in het gedachtengoed en de scholen in het westen > [Survie dans le Moyen Âge occidental (généralités)]
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Samenvatting:"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 ..."