Principal Writings on Rhetoric

Opera Philosophica2.2 Principal Writings on Rhetoric
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-11-055955-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Latin, Band Band 2. Part 2, 594 Seiten, Format (B × H): 182 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 1202 g

Reihe: Philipp Melanchthon: Opera omnia. Opera Philosophica. Schriften zur Dialektik und Rhetorik

The need for a new critical edition of Philip Melanchthon's philosophical works is particularly clear in the case of his writings on rhetoric. That Melanchthon played a central role in the transformation of the ancient discipline has been well established by historians. His writings on rhetoric have proven significant sources for several academic fields, including church history, Scriptural interpretation, the history of science, and the reception of classical literature. Remarkably, two of the three principal writings have not been published in their entirety since the sixteenth century. This volume collects critical editions of the three principal writings to provide a more complete record of Melanchthon’s teaching of rhetoric. It includes critical editions of De Rhetorica (1519), Institutiones Rhetoricae (1521), and Elementa Rhetorices (1531). In addition to the three principal writings, this volume collects a new edition, based on a 1911 edition by Hanns Zwicker, of Dispositiones Rhetoricae (c. 1553), a manuscript compilation of 161 model themes. Scholars will find in this volume the major sources for Melanchthon’s theory and practice of rhetorical instruction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weaver, William P.

Strohm, Stefan

Wels, Volkhard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Mittel- & Neulateinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen

Über Autor(innen)

William P. Weaver
, Baylor University, Waco, TX, U.S.A.,
Stefan Strohm
, Stuttgart und
Volkhard Wels
, Freie Universität Berlin.

William P. Weaver
, Baylor University, Waco, TX, U.S.A.,
Stefan Strohm
, Stuttgart and
Volkhard Wels
, Free University Berlin, Germany.

William P. Weaver, Baylor University, Waco, TX, U.S.A., Stefan Strohm, Stuttgart und Volkhard Wels, Freie Universität Berlin.