Medieval history and learning have been deeply influenced by the ancient art of rhetoric. In the past time academic research has concentrated on the rhetorical theories of the Middle Ages (
Artes rhetoricae, Artes praedicandi, Artes arengandi), while the contemporary practice of oratory has been completely neglected. Against the still prevailing opinion the present study shows that there is a medieval tradition of Latin speeches delivered on various occasions. The author presents a number of highly interesting Latin texts each accompanied by a historical introduction, a German translation, and an extensive analysis of the rhetorical quality.
Thomas Haye, Dr.Phil., is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Latin at the University of Kiel (Germany). He has published a critical edition of John of Garland’s
Compendium Gramatice (1995) and the monograph
Das lateinische Lehrgedicht im Mittelalter (Brill, 1997).
'
...simply conceived but admirably and learnedly executed book…as a compulsory item in the historical and oratorical theory and practice in the medieval period…’
John O. Ward,
Gnomon, 2003.
Vorwort
I. Einleitung
II. Fallbeispiele
1. Gerbert von Reims
2. Anselm von Besate
3. Guido von Bazoches
4. Gerichtsreden aus Luttrich
5. Laurentius von Durham
6. Arnulf von Lisieux
7. Stephan von Rouch
8. Pseudo-Quintilian
9. Pseudo-Cicero
10. Walter von Chatillon
11. Oculus pastoralis
12. Francesco Accorsi
13. Sermo cum rex Franciae est processurus as bellum
14. Bartholomus von Capua
III. Ausblick
IV. Literaturverzeichnis
V. Namen-und Sachregister