Christian Plain Style
| Author | : Peter Auksi |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773512209 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773512207 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Christian Plain Style by : Peter Auksi
Download or read book Christian Plain Style written by Peter Auksi and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1995 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Plain Style is a historical survey of the origins, growth, and decline of "the plain style," a mode of rhetorical discourse that reflected the mode of expression exemplified by Christ. Peter Auksi draws on an impressive array of classical, biblical, patristic, medieval, and Renaissance primary sources to explain this complex ideal of spiritualized rhetoric.
