Αugustine and Rhetoric: Argumentative Strategies in Early Christianity

This volumes examines the place of classical rhetoric in Augustine's theology. Rather than seeing rhetoric as a matter only of style, the authors examine the argumentative techniques that Augustine would have learned and taught as a professional rhetorician. Essays pay particular attention to the rhetorical practice of invention in order to uncover the ways in which Augustine's thought is not only expressed rhetorically but constructed rhetorically as well. If you want to know what kind of rhetoric Augustine used in the actual practice as a Christian writer and preacher, this volume will answer your question.

Author: Adam Ployd
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill
Published: 11/29/2023
Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements #479
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.45h x 6.22w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9789004683594