Contending that the hermeneutical tradition is not a purely modern German discipline, Kathy Eden argues instead that the historical grounding of modern hermeneutics is in the ancient tradition of rhetoric. Eden demonstrates how the early rhetorical model of reading, called "interpretatio scripti" by Cicero, has forget such enduring hermeneutical principles as meaning, context, and literary economy.
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Contending that the hermeneutical tradition is not a purely modern German discipline, Kathy Eden argues instead that the historical grounding of modern hermeneutics is in the ancient tradition of rhetoric. Eden demonstrates how the early rhetorical model of reading, called "interpretatio scripti" by Cicero, has forget such enduring hermeneutical principles as meaning, context, and literary economy.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Contending that the hermeneutical tradition is not a purely modern German discipline, Kathy Eden argues instead that the historical grounding of modern hermeneutics is in the ancient tradition of rhetoric. Eden demonstrates how the early rhetorical model of reading, called "interpretatio scripti" by Cicero, has forget such enduring hermeneutical principles as meaning, context, and literary economy.
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New. Size: 5x0x8; Hardcover and dust jacket. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 119 pages; 22 cm. In this eloquent book, Kathy Eden challenges commonly accepted conceptions about the history of hermeneutics. Contending that the hermeneutical tradition is not a purely modern German specialty, she argues instead that the historical grounding of modern hermeneutics is in the ancient tradition of rhetoric. Eden demonstrates how the early rhetorical model of reading, called interpretatio scripti by Cicero and his followers, not only has informed a continuous tradition of interpretation from Republican Rome to Reformation Europe but also has forged such enduring hermeneutical principles as meaning, context, and literary economy.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hbk 128pp slight sunfading to dj spine now in protective sleeve otherwise an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked as new.