1st Edition
The Rhetorical Arts in Late Antique and Early Medieval Ireland
By Brian James Stone
Copyright 2022
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Rhetorical Arts in Late Antique and Early Medieval Ireland 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... Read more
Acknowledgements, Introduction: Early Irish Rhetoric, Ireland and the Roman Frontiers, Historiography and Medieval Rhetoric, A Note on Periodization, 1 Late Antique and Early Medieval Ireland and the Latin West, Social and Ecclesiastical Organization in Early Ireland, 2 Learning in Ireland in the Sixth through the Eighth Centuries, Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England,Ireland and Spain, Letter Writing and the Paschal Controversy, Columbanus, Learning at Iona, The Grammatical Handbook Tradition in Ireland, 3 St Patrick and the Rhetoric of Epistolography, The Historical Context of Patrick's Mission to Ireland, The Dating of Patrick's Obit, Rhetoric of Epistolography, Patrick's Learning, The Purpose of Patrick's Mission, 4 A Rhetorical Analysis of Patrick's Epistola ad Milites Coroticus, Patrick and Paul, 5 The Hisperica famina, Rhetorical Analysis of Hisperica famina, 6 Secular Learning and Native Traditions, Filidecht and Secular and Church Relations, Verbal Art and Early Irish Poetry, 'The Cauldron of Poetry and Learning', The Cauldron, 'The Cauldron of Poetry and Learning' and The Trivium of the Liberal Arts, Conclusion and Considerations for Further Study, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Brian James Stone is Assistant Professor of English at Indiana State University, where he teaches rhetoric, writing, and medieval Irish literature.
'Overall the book presents an important and, in many respects, an exploratory discussion of rhetoric in medieval Ireland... an interesting and important contribution for all those interested in the intellectual links between Ireland, Britain, and the Continent.,— Paul Russell, North American Journal of Celtic Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2025
