The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo

"De Doctrina Christiana" and the Search for a Distinctly Christian Rhetoric

Edited by Richard Leo Enos and Roger Thompson

Published by: Baylor University Press

Series: Studies in Rhetoric & Religion

Imprint: Baylor University Press

The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo is the definitive edition of St. Augustine's fourth book of De Doctrina Christiana, the book that deals with rhetoric and its uses in Christian discourse. The...

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420 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.98 in

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9781602580084
Published: Friday, 1st Aug 2008

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The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo is the definitive edition of St. Augustine's fourth book of De Doctrina Christiana, the book that deals with rhetoric and its uses in Christian discourse. The edition of DDC contains both the original Latin and Sister Tèrèse Sullivan's brilliant translation. An introduction discusses the historical importance of DDC. Seven seminal essays written during the last seventy-five years provide representative discussions of the important topics of DDC. The volume includes a detailed, synoptic outline of all four books, with a conclusion by Amy K. Hermanson that synthesizes Augustine's rhetorical theory in a religious context. This is the only edition of its kind. It will remain the standard for a long time to come.

Richard Leo Enos (Ph.D. Indiana University) is Professor and Holder of the Lillian Radford Chair of Rhetoric in the Department of English at Texas Christian University.

Roger Thompson (Ph.D. Texas Christian University) is Associate Professor of English and Fine Arts at the Virginia Military Institute. His work has appeared in Rhetoric Review and College English, and he is co-editor of a Dictionary of Literary Biography series on American Nature Writing. He is currently working on a book, Emerson and the History of Rhetoric.

This is sure to become the standard edition of one of the most influential works in the history of rhetoric.
~Thomas P. Miller, Professor of English, Director of Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English Graduate Program, The University of Arizona