The rhetorical arts in late antique and early medieval Ireland / Brian James Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Brian James, author.

Series:

Knowledge communities (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Knowledge communities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric--Ireland.

Rhetoric.

English language--Ireland--Rhetoric.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This book represents the first study of the art of rhetoric in medieval Ireland, a culture often neglected by medieval rhetorical studies. In a series of three case studies, Brian James Stone traces the textual transmission of rhetorical theories and practices from the late Roman period to those early Irish monastic communities who would not only preserve and pass on the light of learning, but adapt an ancient tradition to their own cultural needs, contributing to the history of rhetoric in important ways. The manuscript tradition of early Ireland, which gave us the largest body of vernacular literature in the medieval period and is already appreciated for its literary contributions, is also a site of rhetorical innovation and creative practice.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Early Irish Rhetoric

1 Late Antique and Early Medieval Ireland and the Latin West

2 Learning in Ireland in the Sixth through the Eighth Centuries

3 St Patrick and the Rhetoric of Epistolography

4 A Rhetorical Analysis of Patrick’s Epistola ad Milites Coroticus

5 The Hisperica famina

6 Secular Learning and Native Traditions

Conclusion and Considerations for Further Study

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Stone, Brian James The Rhetorical Arts in Late Antique and Early Medieval Ireland

ISBN:

90-485-3511-5

OCLC:

1296583089