Augustine and the "Chair of Lies": Rhetoric in The Confessions

被引：7

作者：

Tell, Dave ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Kansas, Dept Commun Studies, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA

来源：

RHETORICA-A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF RHETORIC | 2010年 / 28卷 / 04期

关键词：

St Augustine; Confessions; professor of rhetoric; chair of lies;

D O I：

10.1525/RH.2010.28.4.384

中图分类号：

K [历史、地理];

学科分类号：

06 ;

摘要：

Augustine's highly dramatized resignation as a professor of rhetoric in Book Nine of The Confessions has caused a number of hermeneutic problems for scholars seeking to claim Augustine as an important part of rhetorical histories. By situating the resignation in the context of Augustine's critique of Manichaean practices of speech, I argue that Augustine's resignation marks a fundamental affirmation of rhetoric-an act in which Augustine's deep commitment to the arts of rhetoric shines forth with uncommon brilliance.

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页码：384 / 407

页数：24