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Aural Design and Coherence in the Prologue of First John

By Brickle, Jeffrey E.

Aural Design and Coherence in the Prologue of First John Religion & Esotericism

Aural Design and Coherence in the Prologue of First John

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Unlike literature in the modern western world, ancient documents were typically crafted for the ear rather than the eye. This new investigation of the structure of 1 John's Prologue analyzes the oral patterning and resulting soundscape reflected in this key New Testament passage. After discussing contemporary techniques of sound analysis and establishing the study's methodological approach, Brickle examines the Prologue's aural profile. Here we begin to explore, describe, and depict graphically the patterns of sound that emerge as the text is read aloud. Brickle uses the approaches to Greek pronunciation and orality advocated in the recent New Testament research to determine the impact on the Prologue's soundscape, followed by an analysis employing the principles for beautiful and effective composition elucidated by the ancient teacher of rhetoric, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, in his treatise, On Literary Composition. A final section draws together the results and implications of the study before suggesting further ways to apply research in orality, performance, and memory to the Prologue and other ancient texts.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
178
Release Date:
2012-02-16
Publication Date:
2012-03-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
056700404X
ISBN13:
9780567004048
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
438 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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