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Fall of Rome

Fall of Rome. rise of christianity. changes. the deliberative nature of rhetoric changes with the rise of Christianity preaching, and the pulpit, became sites of rhetoric with the decline of the Roman Empire. Augustine. most comprehensive work on rhetoric is Book IV De doctrina christiana

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Fall of Rome

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  1. Fall of Rome • rise of christianity

  2. changes • the deliberative nature of rhetoric changes with the rise of Christianity • preaching, and the pulpit, became sites of rhetoric with the decline of the Roman Empire.

  3. Augustine • most comprehensive work on rhetoric is Book IV De doctrina christiana • influenced by Cicero & Plato

  4. From Cicero • Notion of imitatio, the teaching and learning of eloquence through reading, hearing and speaking of respectable models. • Eloquence is a reflection of the divine messenger • purpose of rhetoric was to spread the faith • thus, he abandons deliberative, epideictic, and forensic forms in favor of a single genre: preaching. • Preaching secures the eternal welfare of humans

  5. Other contributions • Augustine combined hermeneutics and rhetoric by removing the mystical veil from the texts, the effect of which makes the biblical texts accessible to the people. • Augustine believed the message was more important than the speaker, and that the speaker mattered more than the audience. • Brings to the fore questions of authority - what might those be? (later eras are influenced thusly, too) • style linked to authority (group work*)

  6. From Plato • Discovery is the most important task of the orator. • Distinguishes between the method of discovering divine truth and the method of delivering it

  7. divine truth is: • otherworldly • comes through divine revelation • no preacher should speak without it • (concerned with the soul, he changed his wicked ways)

  8. Absolute meaning • exists only in God • interpretation of scripture is guided by the tradition, mystery, and authority of the church • happens through preparation via prayer • in other words, he believed in a universal truth that establishes inalterable standards

  9. Semiotics for teaching: the bridge between god and man • idea becomes thought, symbolized in the brain • symbolized thought is converted into signs, written or spoken • requires those who would preach to use master grammar, logic, and rhetoric, the latter of which was necessary for interpretation by the audience.

  10. Truth • guides eloquence • it is the job of the preacher to find and interpret truth (meaning) to the audience • requires proper training • implicit in the ethos of the speaker, who conveys truth using rhetoric

  11. Influenced by jesus • speak as if you are the living Christ (imitatio Christi) • live in the image of Christ (imagines Christi)

  12. Jesus’ 4 audiences • those who were trained and did not require parables • religious leaders who were educated but did not share Jesus’ views • the multitudes, for whom he spoke and taught using parables • children (in whom divine grace - purity - lives)

  13. Group work • Locate a text in popular culture wherein style islinked to authority • Discuss the problems and/or benefits of this linkage • Make and post a one-pager to share your findings (groups 2 & 3 both present Thursday)

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