Gregory of Nyssa and Epiditic Rhetoric
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Gregory of Nyssa, Rhetoric, EducationAbstract
Epideictic rhetoric was an important literary movement in Roman imperial times and it was an essential part of the superior education in Late Antiquity. Despite being educated in this system, Saint Gregory of Nyssa reveals himself quite detached from this literary practice in his written works, culminating in the first chapter of his treaty On Virginity with the complete denial of any use to rhetorical praise (encomium). This paper examines the opinions Saint Gregory express in his Works and how they point to the development of a Christian rhetoric.References
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