The Rhetoric of Passions in John Tillotson's Sermons

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1377
dc.title	The Rhetoric of Passions in John Tillotson's Sermons
dc.contributor.author	Dal Santo Regina Maria
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/english-literature/2017/1/the-rhetoric-of-passions-in-john-tillotsons-sermon/
dc.description.abstract	As the leading member of the Latitudinarian movement, scholars have often referred to John Tillotson as the father of the reform of ecclesiastical oratory that took place in the second half of the seventeenth century. His influence as a prose writer continued in the eighteenth century and his writings were appreciated by religious and lay critics. Although his style has been often described as ‘impassionate’, sober and reiterative, this article shows how he adapted his style to conquer the hearts of the congregation by exploiting two passions, self-love and fear, which are impossible to eradicate in Man.
dc.relation.ispartof	English Literature
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 4 \| December 2017
dc.issued	2017-12-18
dc.dateAccepted	2017-10-08
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-09-10
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2420-823X
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/EL/2420-823X/2017/01/004
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Eighteenth-century Rhetoric
dc.subject	Eighteenth-century Rhetoric
dc.subject	Latitudinarianism
dc.subject	Latitudinarianism
dc.subject	Passions
dc.subject	Passions
dc.subject	Sermons
dc.subject	Sermons
dc.subject	Tillotson
dc.subject	Tillotson

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The Rhetoric of Passions in John Tillotson's Sermons

Regina Maria Dal Santo Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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abstract

As the leading member of the Latitudinarian movement, scholars have often referred to John Tillotson as the father of the reform of ecclesiastical oratory that took place in the second half of the seventeenth century. His influence as a prose writer continued in the eighteenth century and his writings were appreciated by religious and lay critics. Although his style has been often described as ‘impassionate’, sober and reiterative, this article shows how he adapted his style to conquer the hearts of the congregation by exploiting two passions, self-love and fear, which are impossible to eradicate in Man.

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Dec. 18, 2017

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Oct. 8, 2017

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Sept. 10, 2017

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Keywords: Passions • Sermons • Tillotson • Latitudinarianism • Eighteenth-century Rhetoric

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