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Orosius and the Rhetoric of History (Paperback)
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Orosius and the Rhetoric of History (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
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The Histories Against the Pagans of Orosius, written in 416/7, has
been one of the most influential works in the history of Western
historiography. Often read as a theology of history, it has been
rarely been set against the background of ancient historiography
and rhetorical practice in the time of Orosius. Arguing for the
closeness of rhetoric and historiography in Antiquity, this book
shows how Orosius situates himself consciously in the classical
tradition and draws on a variety of rhetorical tools to shape his
narrative: a subtle web of interextual allusions, a critical
engagement with traditional exempla, a creative rewriting of the
sources, and a skilled deployment of the rhetoric of pathos. In
this way, Orosius aims at opening the eyes of his adversaries;
instead of remaining blinded by the traditional, glorious view of
the past, he wishes his readers to see the past and the present in
their true colours. The book paints a more complex picture of
theHistories, and argues against the tendency to see Orosius as a
naive apologist of the Roman empire. In fact, he can be shown to
put the Church at the heart of view of Roman history. Setting
Orosius in the context of contemporary historiography and
literature, it sheds new light on the intellectual life in the
early fifth century AD.
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