Antony of Tagrit and the Progymnasmata: Towards a Syriac Rhetorical Theory in the Abbasid Era

Antony of Tagrit and the Progymnasmata: Towards a Syriac Rhetorical Theory in the Abbasid EraHistoire Epistémologie LangageSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/YVA4WJ6V/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MaraNicosiaAntony of Tagrit and the Progymnasmata: Towards a Syriac Rhetorical Theory in the Abbasid Erahttp://syriaca.org/cbss/YVA4WJ6Vhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/YVA4WJ6Vhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/YVA4WJ6VHistoire Epistémologie Langage46:22024135-158This paper investigates the engagement with Greek progymnasmata exercises shown by the first rhetorical handbook in Syriac: Antony of Tagrit’s <i>On Rhetoric</i> (ninth century). Despite lacking any specific reference to progymnastic authors or texts and having its own peculiarities and foundations, the rhetorical theory presented in Antony’s treatise bears many connections to the progymnasmata, which will be presented here. Moreover, the paper positions Antony within the Abbasid world and, while keeping a specific focus on the Greco-Syriac connections within Syriac rhetoric, explores the impact of the “Abbasid factor” on this tradition. Nicosia, Mara. “Antony of Tagrit and the Progymnasmata: Towards a Syriac Rhetorical Theory in the Abbasid Era.” Histoire Epistémologie Langage 46:2 (2024): 135–58. Mara Nicosia, Antony of Tagrit and the Progymnasmata: Towards a Syriac Rhetorical Theory in the Abbasid Era, Histoire Epistémologie Langage 46:2 (2024): 135–58.