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en-wikipedia-org-25		De doctrina Christiana - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3193	306	67	De doctrina Christiana (English: On Christian Doctrine or On Christian Teaching) is a theological text written by Augustine of Hippo. Connections to Augustine, Cicero, and classical rhetoric in Book Four[edit] Book Four of De doctrina Christiana has sparked a great deal of debate among scholars with regards to the extent to which Augustine's work has been influenced by the rules and traditions of classical rhetoric, and more specifically by the writings of Cicero. In his introduction to one edition of On Christian Doctrine, D.W. Robertson Jr. states that "the allegorical interpretation of literature itself was a classical practice." At the same time, others have argued that St. Augustine is instead, "writing against the tradition of classical rhetoric." One academic, Stanley Fish, has even gone so far as to claim that "Augustine effectively declares the speaker irrelevant as well when he tells would-be preachers to pray for God to put good speeches in their mouths (38). The article analyzes Augustine's use of ciceronian rhetoric through his discussion of Cicero's three levels of style: plain, middle, and grand.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-25.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-25.txt