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Diatribe Genre

- newmanlib.ibri.org -. Diatribe Genre. Robert C. Newman. Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks. The Word "Diatribe". - newmanlib.ibri.org -. Common Modern Usage A bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation Historical or Literary Definition

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Diatribe Genre

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  1. - newmanlib.ibri.org - Diatribe Genre Robert C. Newman Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  2. The Word "Diatribe" - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Common Modern Usage • A bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation • Historical or Literary Definition • A method or mode of teaching and exhortation used in the ancient schools of philosophy • This second meaning is what we will be using here. Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  3. History of Diatribe - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Originated among Sophists before 200 BC • Adopted by Cynics and Stoics • Used by traveling philosophers who taught on popular level • Not a literary genre, but an oral teaching method • Typically a lecture or writing on moral or philosophical topics of popular interest Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  4. History of Diatribe - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Common topics of ancient diatribes: • Divine providence • Self-control • Self-sufficiency • Epictetus (AD 55-135) especially noted for use of this method • In New Testament, especially used by: • Paul • James Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  5. Characteristics of Diatribe - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Not strictly a genre, having no set structure like a letter or parable • Uses features of dialogue • Uses features of rhetoric Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  6. Features of Dialogue - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Imaginary opponents or speakers • Question and answer format • Hypothetical objections considered • False conclusions refuted or rejected Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  7. Features of Rhetoric - newmanlib.ibri.org - Diatribe also uses standard features of Greco-Roman rhetoric (art of public speaking): • Amplification • Adding additional matter, details • Personification • Figure of speech in which a thing, quality or idea is represented as a person. Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  8. Features of Rhetoric - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Maxim/Proverb • Concise statement of general truth or rule of conduct • Censure/Praise • Negative or positive evaluation • Saying/Action of Famous Person • Comparison Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  9. Features of Rhetoric - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Historical Example • Looking to some famous event or person in history • List of Virtues or Vices • Parallelism • Successive lines have similar features • Antithesis • A parallelism contrasting opposites Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  10. Features of Rhetoric - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Irony • Intended meaning is opposite of usual sense • Sarcasm • Taunting, sneering, cutting remark • Paradox • Statement which seems contradictory, unbelievable or absurd, but is actually true Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  11. - newmanlib.ibri.org - Diatribe in James Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

  12. Highlighting in Text - newmanlib.ibri.org - • Dialogue type features in yellow • Personification and lists of virtues or vices in red/pink • Maxims or proverbs in green • Historical examples or sayings of famous people in blue • Irony in orange Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

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  31. - newmanlib.ibri.org - Be on the Lookout For These Features Abstracts of Powerpoint Talks

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