Classical Rhetoric and Medieval Historiography

Edited by Ernst Breisach

Book cover: Classical Rhetoric and Medieval Historiography

Extent: 243 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Medieval Studies

Series: Studies in Medieval Culture

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(December 1985)

ISBN: 9780918720573

Price: $34.95

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Hardback (Published)

(July 1985)

ISBN: 9780918720566

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $19.95

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While the study of rhetoric has received a much-needed revival dating from about 1945, historical writing was not a favored object of scrutiny among the many studies of rhetoric’s influence on medieval literature, education, and preaching (from the introduction). By 1978, some scholars had resolved to rectify this problem, and organized sessions at the thirteenth International Congress on Medieval Studies. This volume stands as a selection of works presented there, helping to fortify the strength of interest and inquiry directed toward rhetoric’s symbiosis with historiography in centuries past (from the introduction).

Introduction by Ernst Breisach The New Cornificius: Medieval History and the Artifice of Words by Nancy F. Partner Rhetorical Scepticism and Verisimilar Narrative in John of Salisbury's Historia Pontificalis by Roger Ray Some Principles of Rhetorical Historiography in the Twelfth Century by John O. Ward The Sense of Time in Western Historical Narratives from Eusebius to Machiavelli by Donald J. Wilcox, Introduction by Ernst Breisach
The New Cornificius: Medieval History and the Artifice of Words by Nancy F. Partner
Rhetorical Scepticism and Verisimilar Narrative in John of Salisbury's Historia Pontificalis by Roger Ray
Some Principles of Rhetorical Historiography in the Twelfth Century by John O. Ward
The Sense of Time in Western Historical Narratives from Eusebius to Machiavelli by Donald J. Wilcox

  • Edited by Ernst Breisach