Eloquentia sacra that is a Rhetoric in the Service of Preaching (Analysis of the 18th Century Manuscript Compendium of Rhetoric by Anonymous Member of the Order of the Reformati)

Abstract

The article refers 18^th manuscript compendium of rhetoric. Author was a member of the Order of the Reformati. He probably was a lector (i. e. teacher of rhetoric in the monastic college). The manuscript is the proof of the outstanding knowledge of the rhetorical theory. This lecture was intended for future preachers. The whole is subordinated this aim. The material is divided into three parts: De partibus concionis (concerns inventio), De proprietatibus concionis (concerns eloqutio) and De speciebus concionis (describes the types of sermons: doctrinal, ethical, dogmatic, panegyrical and funeral).