The Influence of Cicero Upon Augustine in the Development of His Oratorical Theory for the Training of the Ecclesiastical Orator ...George Banta Publishing Company, 1912 - 58 pages |
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... mind, that his fundamental conceptions are to be gathered up here and there and put into an articulated form, before it becomes apparent that he is developing his ideals along the lines of classical models. Nowhere does he state, with ...
... mind, that his fundamental conceptions are to be gathered up here and there and put into an articulated form, before it becomes apparent that he is developing his ideals along the lines of classical models. Nowhere does he state, with ...
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... mind , that his fundamental conceptions are to be gathered up here and there and put into an articulated form , before it becomes apparent that he is developing his ideals along the lines of classical models . Nowhere does he state ...
... mind , that his fundamental conceptions are to be gathered up here and there and put into an articulated form , before it becomes apparent that he is developing his ideals along the lines of classical models . Nowhere does he state ...
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... mind a very high ideal , even though he did not deem it necessary to develop it as thoroughly , or to elabo- rate upon it as elegantly as Cicero did upon his ideal orator . It is the purpose of this chapter , then , to point out the ...
... mind a very high ideal , even though he did not deem it necessary to develop it as thoroughly , or to elabo- rate upon it as elegantly as Cicero did upon his ideal orator . It is the purpose of this chapter , then , to point out the ...
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... mind a stand- ard of an orator to which it is impossible to attain ; that he is never to be perceived with eye or ear ; that he can only be conceived of ideally by the mind ; that his arena is the forum ; that he is to deal with civil ...
... mind a stand- ard of an orator to which it is impossible to attain ; that he is never to be perceived with eye or ear ; that he can only be conceived of ideally by the mind ; that his arena is the forum ; that he is to deal with civil ...
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... mind ; he must not be tedious , cumbersome or unpleasant to hear , but on the contrary , it is his imperative duty to make his subject as attractive , and truth as forceful as possible . As his op- ponents make error pleasing and ...
... mind ; he must not be tedious , cumbersome or unpleasant to hear , but on the contrary , it is his imperative duty to make his subject as attractive , and truth as forceful as possible . As his op- ponents make error pleasing and ...
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Abraham accordance adapted Amos Analysis animos Apostle apostolus auditor Augustine says Augustine's BOOK caesa Christi Cicero's ideal orator conception Cresconium delight Deus dialectic dicendi dico difficult division duty ecclesiastical orator eloquenter eloquentia emotion employ employed five membra following four membra genere Grand Style Grandis Dictio granditer dici great hearers influence Israel ius civile last made matter Melchisedech membrum Middle Style mind moral character necessary never Norm of Augustine object offices omnibus Orat orator may orator of Cicero oratorical order passage Paul periculis period of five period of four period of three period of two philosophy and rhetoric Plain Style possess potest praeputio proper quis regards rhetorical same sanguis sapienter Scripture secundum seen Sina sine sive six membra solum speak speaker speech Spiritus sanctus subject Submissa Dictio submisse taken tamen teach teaching Temperata Dictio Temperate Style theory thought three membra three styles three-fold training truth two membra vinum writings
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Page 14 - Erit igitur eloquens — hunc enim auctore Antonio quaerimus — is qui in foro causisque civilibus ita dicet, ut probet, ut delectet, ut flectat.
Page 10 - Sit modo is, qui dicet aut scribet, institutus liberaliter educatione doctrinaque puerili et flagret studio et a natura adiuvetur et in universorum generum infinitis disceptationibus exercitatus ornatissimos scriptores oratoresque ad cognoscendum imitandumque delegerit, ne ille haud sane, quemadmodum verba struat et illuminet, a magistris istis requiret. Ita facile in rerum abundantia ad orationis ornamenta sine duce, natura ipsa, si modo est exercitata, delabitur.
Page 7 - Historia vero testis temporum, lux veritatis , vita memoriae , magistra vitae, nuntia vetustatis, qua voce alia , nisi oratoris, immortalitati commendatur?
Page 27 - Ter virgis caesus sum, semel lapidatus ю sum, ter naufragium feci, nocte et die in profundo maris fui: in itineribus saepe, periculis fluminum, periculis latronum, periculis ex genere, periculis ex gentibus, periculis in civitate, periculis in solitudine, periculis in mari, periculis in falsis fratribus...
Page 7 - Qui enim cantus moderata oratione dulcior inveniri potest? Quod carmen artificiosa verborum conclusione aptius? Qui actor imitanda quam orator suscipienda veritate iucundior? Quid autem subtilius quam crebrae acutaeque sententiae? Quid admirabilius quam res splendore inlustrata verborum? Quid plenius quam omni genere rerum cumulata oratio? Neque ulla non propria oratoris res est, quae quidem ornate dici graviterque debet.
Page 27 - Sustinetis enim, si quis vos in servitutem redigit, si quis devorat, si quis accipit, si quis extollitur , si quis in faciem vos caedit.
Page 7 - Atque ego in summo oratore fingendo talem informabo qualis fortasse nemo fuit. Non enim quaero quis fuerit, sed quid sit illud quo...
Page 7 - Sed ego sic statuo, nihil esse in ullo genere tam pulchrum, quo non pulchrius id sit unde illud ut ex ore aliquo quasi imago exprimatur. Quod neque oculis neque auribus neque ullo sensu percipi potest, cogitatione tamen4 et mente complectimur.
Page 43 - Cum autem tradent vos, nolite cogitare, quomodo aut quid loquamini; dabitur enim vobis in illa hora, quid loquamini: non enim vos estis, qui bquimini. sed Spiritus patris vestri, qui loquitur in vobis.
Page 15 - Ita omnis ratio dicendi tribus ad persuadendum rebus est nixa : ut probemus vera esse, quae defendimus ; ut conciliemus eos nobis, qui audiunt ; ut animos eorum, ad quemcumque causa postulabit motum, vocemus.