Un'inconsueta ricezione di Agostino ne L'Uomo Apostolico di p. Gaetano M. de Bergamo

This paper analyses the reception of Augustine's De doctrina christiana in the work L'Uomo apostolico istruito nella sua vocazione al pulpito per il Ministro della Sacra Eloquenza by Father Gaetano from Bergamo, in relation to the 18th century debate about the holy rhetoric and the preacher formatio...

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Author:D. Scaramuzzi
Published: S.n., s.l., 2007
Volume:5
Pages:225-236
Language:Italian
Periodical:Auctores nostri. Studi e Testi di Letteratura cristiana antica
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Doctrinal works > De doctrina christiana > Topics > Influence
- Influence and Survival > Early Modern Period (1453-1789) > Gaetano Maria da Bergamo
Status:Active
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Summary:This paper analyses the reception of Augustine's De doctrina christiana in the work L'Uomo apostolico istruito nella sua vocazione al pulpito per il Ministro della Sacra Eloquenza by Father Gaetano from Bergamo, in relation to the 18th century debate about the holy rhetoric and the preacher formation. The confrontation between the texts by Augustine and the ones by Father Gaetano displays not only textual differences, but also unusual and strategic tamperings, testifying a premediated exploitation of the model. This arbitrary use of the De doctrina christiana in Father Gaetano's work shows both Augustine's pivotal role and the influence of the rhetorical debate about typical modern themes, such as central and often unilateral learning through experience.

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