Aelred of Rievaulx and the Dramatic
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies, Western Michigan Univ.
Organizer Name
Marsha L. Dutton
Organizer Affiliation
Ohio Univ.
Presider Name
Jean A. Truax
Presider Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 1
Listeners as Actors in Aelred's Works
Presenter 1 Name
Marsha L. Dutton
Paper Title 2
The Performance of Doctrine in Aelred's Narrative Writings
Presenter 2 Name
Marjory Lange
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Western Oregon Univ.
Start Date
10-5-2019 3:30 PM
Session Location
Fetzer 1040
Description
This panel is designed to highlight the conscious literary and pedagogical skill with which Aelred incorporates dramatic elements into his treatises providing instruction in Christian doctrine and life. It will pay particular attention to the way he uses characterization, invented speeches, and narrative structure in his works. It seeks to understand the way in which the power of his teaching resides in his rhetorical method as well as in the theological acumen of the ideas he conveys with that method. Susan M. B. Steuer
Aelred of Rievaulx and the Dramatic
Fetzer 1040
This panel is designed to highlight the conscious literary and pedagogical skill with which Aelred incorporates dramatic elements into his treatises providing instruction in Christian doctrine and life. It will pay particular attention to the way he uses characterization, invented speeches, and narrative structure in his works. It seeks to understand the way in which the power of his teaching resides in his rhetorical method as well as in the theological acumen of the ideas he conveys with that method. Susan M. B. Steuer