Early Jesuits and the Rhetorical Tradition

This book explores sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Jesuit contributions to the rhetorical tradition established by Isocrates, Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Jesuits, Rome and the pagan tradition
3. Language teaching in Jesuit schools
4. Rhetoric in Jesuit education
5. Jesuit Ciceronianism
6. The art of letter writing
7. Jesuit rhetoric and civic life
8. Jesuit education and rhetoric in global context
9. Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography

About the author

Jaska Kainulainen is a Docent at the University of Helsinki, specialising in history of ideas and the history of travel in early modern history. His recent publications include Paolo Sarpi: A Servant of God and State (2014).

Summary

This book explores sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Jesuit contributions to the rhetorical tradition established by Isocrates, Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian.

Product details

• Authors: Jaska Kainulainen, Kainulainen Jaska
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2024
• EAN: 9780367636548
• ISBN: 978-0-367-63654-8
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Historiography, Historiography, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700