Rhetoric and Renewal in the Latin West 1100-1540 English: Essays in Honour of John O. Ward - Couverture rigide

Nederman, Cary J.; Thomson, Rod M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 2503513409 ISBN 13 : 9782503513409

Editeur : Brepols N.V., 2003

Synopsis

The essays in this volume, presented in honour of John O. Ward, explore the role of rhetoric in promoting reform and renewal in the Latin West from Peter Abelard (1079-1142) to Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540). Ward, who has taught for many years at the University of Sydney, has been an influential and creative force in medieval and Renaissance studies both in Australia and internationally. This volume opens with a personal memoir and bibliography of Ward's publications, as well as an overview of the study of medieval rhetoric. The first of the three sections, 'Abelard and Rhetoric', relates Abelard's rhetoric to his logic, his theology, and his relationship to Heloise. A second section, 'Voices of Reform', considers various writers (William of Malmesbury, John of Salisbury, Richard FitzNigel, and William of Ockham) who bring rhetorical techniques to bear upon analysis of social conditions. A third section, 'Rhetoric in Transition', deals with the evolution of rhetorical theory between the late fourteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The volume will be of interest not just to specialists in rhetoric, but to all concerned with issues of reform and renewal in European culture during the period 1100-1540.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brepols N.V.
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2503513409
• ISBN 13: 9782503513409
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 270
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