Title The rhetoric of free speech in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages / Irene van Renswoude

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (x, 280 pages) Series Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; fourth series, 115 Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 115. Contents Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; 1 The Steadfast Martyr; 2 Hilary of Poitiers; 3 The Detached Philosopher; 4 Ambrose of Milan; 5 The Silent Ascetic; Epilogue Part I; Part II; 6 The Frank Holy Man; 7 Gregory of Tours; 8 The Wise Adviser; 9 Agobard of Lyon; 10 Pope Gregory; Epilogue Part II; Bibliography; Index Summary Analyses the rhetoric of dissidents, outsiders and truth-tellers to challenge preconceptions about free speech and political criticism in the early Middle Ages Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 21, 2019) Subject Latin literature, Medieval and modern -- History and criticism Christian literature, Early -- Latin authors. Freedom of speech -- Europe, Western -- History -- To 1500 Freedom of speech -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Rhetoric -- Political aspects. Rhetoric -- Social aspects Criticism, Personal, in literature. Christian literature, Early -- Latin authors Criticism, Personal, in literature Freedom of speech Freedom of speech -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Latin literature, Medieval and modern Rhetoric -- Political aspects Rhetoric -- Social aspects Western Europe Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139811941 1139811940 9781108773492 1108773494

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