The Making of an “Orateur National”: The French Reception of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet's Oratorical Works (1750—2005)

Advances in the History of Rhetoric Jan 2006

The Making of an “Orateur National”: The French Reception of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet's Oratorical Works (1750—2005)

Claudia M. Carlos

Abstract

Abstract Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627–1704) is today regarded as the most important French preacher of the Ancien Régime; yet, this was not always the case. In fact, before the nineteenth century, Bossuet's reputation was no greater than that of his contemporary counterparts, especially Louis Bourdaloue (1632–1704) and Jean-Baptiste Massillon (1662–1742). What happened to cause Bossuet's rise to rhetorical preeminence in post-revolutionary France? A survey of how French literary historians of the past three centuries have received Bossuet's oratorical works suggests an answer, as well as exposes the rhetorical dimensions of appropriation itself.

Journal: Advances in the History of Rhetoric
Published: 2006-01-01
DOI: 10.1080/15362426.2006.10557262
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Topics: multilingual writers

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