The Advent of a New Sacred Oratory: The Preaching of Cornelio Musso (1511-1574)

Our theme in this paper is sacred eloquence, such as that of the Franciscan preacher Cornelio Musso (1511-1574), a major figure of post-tridentine oratory art, practised it from his pulpit. After briefly describing the outline of the training, life and personality of the conventual friar, the articl...

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Published inStudii de ştiinţǎ şi culturǎ Vol. VII; no. 3 (26); pp. 55 - 66
Main Author Utzima BENZI
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Vasile Goldis Western University, Arad 01.01.2011
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Summary:Our theme in this paper is sacred eloquence, such as that of the Franciscan preacher Cornelio Musso (1511-1574), a major figure of post-tridentine oratory art, practised it from his pulpit. After briefly describing the outline of the training, life and personality of the conventual friar, the article focuses on the political, religious and cultural background that explains the emergence, around 1530, of the new form of sacred oratory he introduced in Italy. Finally, some of the stylistic specifics of his homiletic prose are also discussed. Overall, the objective is to replace the Franciscan orator within the culture of his times and throw light on certain recurrent oratorical procedures in his asianic style.
ISSN:1841-1401
2067-5135