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Abstract
Rhetoric was an important component of Byzantine higher education, which affected the literature, art, and even mentality of the Byzantines. A study of the theory of encomium and censure shows how rhetorical structures, especially comparisons and biographical sequences, ordered the presentation of narratives in art and literature, both secular and sacred. An awareness of the rhetorical framework within which certain images were presented can lead to a new reading of several well-known works of art, such as the ivory box with scenes of David in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, and the frontispiece miniatures of the Psalter of Basil II.
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Henry Maguire
In addition to several articles on Byzantine and Western medieval subjects, Henry Maguire has written two books: Art and Eloquence in Byzantium, 1981, and Earth and Ocean: The Terrestrial World in Early Byzantine Art, which has just appeared in the Monograph Series of the College Art Association. [School of Art and Design, 143 Art and Design Building, 408 E. Peabody Dr., University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820]