The Dynamics Of Rhetorical Performances In Late Antiquity
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The Dynamics Of Rhetorical Performances In Late Antiquity
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Author : Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-10-09
The Dynamics Of Rhetorical Performances In Late Antiquity written by Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with History categories.
This book argues that narrations of rhetorical performances in late antique literature can be interpreted as a reflection of the ongoing debates of the time. Competition among cultural elites, strategies of self-presentation and the making of religious orthodoxy often took the shape of narrations of rhetorical performances in which comments on the display of oratorical skills also incorporated moral and ethical judgments about the performer. Using texts from late antique authors (in particular, Themistius, Synesius of Cyrene, and Libanius of Antioch), this book proposes that this type of narrative should be understood as a valuable way to decipher the cultural and religious landscape of the fourth century AD. The volume pays particular attention to narrations of deficient rhetorical deliveries, arguing that the accounts of flaws and mistakes in oratorical displays and rhetorical performances reveal how late antique literature echoed the concerns of the time. Criticisms of deficient deliveries in different speaking occasions (declamations, public speeches, oratorical agones, school exercises, sermons) were often disguised as accusations of practising magic, heresy or cultural apostasy. A close reading of the sources shows that these oratorical deficiencies hid struggles over religious, cultural and political issues.
The Purpose Of Rhetoric In Late Antiquity
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Author : Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Purpose Of Rhetoric In Late Antiquity written by Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Bible categories.
In this volume Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas brings together twelve essays that deal with the role and importance of rhetoric in theology, literature and politics in Late Antiquity, more specifically in the fourth century CE. The point of departure of this book is the assumption that religious, cultural and political issues of that period were fought in the rhetorical arena. Thus aspects related to religious orthodoxy and the condemnation of heresies, to spiritual advancement, to the composition of a literary work, or to the ideological objectives of the rhetorical education in Late Antiquity are discussed in this volume. Authors such as Themistius, Libanius, Augustine, Evagrius, Firmicus, or the emperor Julian deployed in their works rhetorical devices and strategies in order to strengthen their arguments. The protean nature of rhetoric facilitated its use as a hermeneutical, persuasive and exegetical tool. Contributors: Nicholas Baker-Brian, Lieve Van Hoof, David Konstan, Manfred Kraus, Josef Lossl, Guadalupe Lopetegui, Laura Miguelez, Peter Van Nuffelen, Robert Penella, Aglae Pizzone, Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas, Ilaria Ramelli, Philip Rousseau, John Watt
The Rhetoric Of Free Speech In Late Antiquity And The Early Middle Ages
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Author : Irene van Renswoude
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-03
The Rhetoric Of Free Speech In Late Antiquity And The Early Middle Ages written by Irene van Renswoude and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with History categories.
The early Middle Ages is not a period traditionally associated with free speech. It is still widely held that free speech declined towards the end of Antiquity, disappearing completely at the beginning of the Middle Ages, and only re-emerging in the Renaissance, when people finally learned to think and speak for themselves again. Challenging this tenacious image, Irene van Renswoude reveals that there was room for political criticism and dissent in this period, as long as critics employed the right rhetoric and adhered to scripted roles. This study of the rhetoric of free speech from c.200 to c.900 AD explores the cultural rules and rhetorical performances that shaped practices of delivering criticism from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, examining the rhetorical strategies of letters and narratives in the late antique and early medieval men, and a few women, who ventured to speak the truth to the powerful.
Christianity And The Contest For Manhood In Late Antiquity
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Author : Nathan D. Howard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-31
Christianity And The Contest For Manhood In Late Antiquity written by Nathan D. Howard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with History categories.
By exploring gender and identity in fourth-century Cappadocia, where bishops used a rhetoric of contest to align with classical Greek masculinity, this book contributes to discussions about how gender, identity formation, and materiality shaped episcopal office and theology in late antiquity.
Emperors And Emperorship In Late Antiquity
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Author : María Pilar García Ruiz
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-01-11
Emperors And Emperorship In Late Antiquity written by María Pilar García Ruiz and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-11 with History categories.
In this volume, nine contributions deal with the ways in which imperial power was exercised in the fourth century AD, paying particular attention to how it was articulated and manipulated by means of literary strategies and iconographic programmes.
Christianity Philosophy And Roman Power
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Author : Lea Niccolai
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-05-31
Christianity Philosophy And Roman Power written by Lea Niccolai and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-31 with History categories.
This book rethinks the Christianisation of the late Roman empire as a crisis of knowledge, pointing to competitive cultural re-assessment as a major driving force in the making of the Constantinian and post-Constantinian state. Emperor Julian's writings are re-assessed as key to accessing the rise and consolidation of a Christian politics of interpretation that relied on exegesis as a self-legitimising device to secure control over Roman history via claims to Christianity's control of paideia. This reconstruction infuses Julian's reaction with contextual significance. His literary and political project emerges as a response to contemporary reconfigurations of Christian hermeneutics as controlling the meaning of Rome's culture and history. At the same time, understanding Julian as a participant in a larger debate re-qualifies all fourth-century political and episcopal discourse as a long knock-on effect reacting to the imperial mobilisation of Christian debates over the link between power and culture.
The Making Sense Of Politics Media And Law
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Author : Gary Watt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-04-13
The Making Sense Of Politics Media And Law written by Gary Watt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-13 with Law categories.
From Trump's 'make America great again' to Johnson's 'build back better', performative politicians use The Making Sense to persuade their public audiences. Law 'makers' do it too: A courtroom trial is a 'truth factory' in which facts are not found but forged. The 'court of popular opinion' is another such factory, though its processes are often flawed and its products faulty. Where courts of law aim to make civil peace, 'trial by Twitter' makes civil strife. Even in 'mainstream' media, journalists make news for public consumption, so that all news is to an extent 'fake news'. In a world of making, how can we separate craft from craftiness? With insights from disciplines including law, politics, rhetoric, media studies, psychology, sociology, marketing, and performance studies, The Making Sense of Politics, Media, and Law offers a constructive way to approach controversies from transgender identity to cancel culture. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Hear Ye The Word Of The Lord
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Author : D. Brent Sandy
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2024-03-12
Hear Ye The Word Of The Lord written by D. Brent Sandy and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-12 with Religion categories.
Long before the words of the Bible were written, God's communication through the spoken word rang out loud and clear. Jesus in particular commissioned representatives to speak on his behalf even during the time of his earthly ministry. And yet today we are a reading culture. It is easy for modern Christians to take for granted that the Bible was handed down in written form, but the way we receive God's message is far different from how the original hearers would have heard it. These differences not only shape the way that we hear God's message to his people, but they put us at risk of misunderstanding his revelation. In Hear Ye the Word of the Lord, biblical scholar D. Brent Sandy explores how oral communication shaped the ways that biblical writers received God's message—and even more importantly, how the ancient and modern faithful receive it through hearing. Filled with helpful biblical insights related to oral communication and constructive ways for modern readers to become better hearers and performers of Scripture, Hear Ye the Word of the Lord provides a constructive way forward for readers interested in exploring how we can better hear God's Word.
Dialogues And Debates From Late Antiquity To Late Byzantium
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Author : Averil Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-01-20
Dialogues And Debates From Late Antiquity To Late Byzantium written by Averil Cameron and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-20 with History categories.
"This is the first book to deal with the writing of literary and philosophical dialogues in Greek from the Roman empire to the end of Byzantium and beyond. Arranged in chronological order, 16 case studies combining theoretical approaches and in-depth analysis introduce a wide array of such dialogues, including consideration of the neighbouring Syriac, Georgian, and Armenian, as well as Latin traditions"--Provided by publisher
The Oxford Handbook Of Byzantine Literature
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Author : Stratis Papaioannou
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-05-18
The Oxford Handbook Of Byzantine Literature written by Stratis Papaioannou and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-18 with History categories.
This volume, the first ever of its kind in English, introduces and surveys Greek literature in Byzantium (330 - 1453 CE). In twenty-five chapters composed by leading specialists, The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Literature surveys the immense body of Greek literature produced from the fourth to the fifteenth century CE and advances a nuanced understanding of what "literature" was in Byzantium. This volume is structured in four sections. The first, "Materials, Norms, Codes," presents basic structures for understanding the history of Byzantine literature like language, manuscript book culture, theories of literature, and systems of textual memory. The second, "Forms," deals with the how Byzantine literature works: oral discourse and "text"; storytelling; rhetoric; re-writing; verse; and song. The third section ("Agents") focuses on the creators of Byzantine literature, both its producers and its recipients. The final section, entitled "Translation, Transmission, Edition," surveys the three main ways by which we access Byzantine Greek literature today: translations into other Byzantine languages during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages; Byzantine and post-Byzantine manuscripts; and modern printed editions. The volume concludes with an essay that offers a view of the recent past--as well as the likely future--of Byzantine literary studies.