The Rhetoric of Interruption: Speech-Making, Turn-Taking, and Rule-Breaking in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek Narrative

352 Pages·2012·2.956 MB·English

by  Daniel Lynwood Smith

Daniel Lynwood Smith
The Rhetoric of Interruption
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Daniel Lynwood Smith
The Rhetoric of Interruption
Speech-Making, Turn-Taking, and Rule-Breaking
in Luke-Acts and Ancient Greek Narrative
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Acknowledgments

There are many who deserve to be acknowledged in these opening
paragraphs, One in particular. Were I to turn now to an exhaustive
listing of debts, I would run the risk of boring my reader and offending
those omitted. I will thus limit myself to a few paragraphs, fully aware
that much more could be said.
This monograph is a lightly revised version of my doctoral disserta-
tion, written at the University of Notre Dame under the direction of
(now Emeritus) Professor David E. Aune. I am most grateful to David
for introducing me to the intriguing profusion of interrupted speech in
Luke-Acts. He encouraged me, offered detailed feedback in conversa-
tion and on written drafts, and worked in many other ways to help
bring this project to its successful conclusion. I would also like to thank
my other committee members, Professor Christopher Baron and Dean
Gregory Sterling, who offered timely and insightful feedback, frequent-
ly alerting me to further sources that have greatly enriched the content
of this volume.
While neither has read a word of this volume, Father Brian Daley
and Professor John Cavadini have also played key roles in its genesis.
Their mentoring and guidance have been a great blessing to me. Fr.
Daley was the reason that I first came to Notre Dame, and his guidance
during my first few years was a lifeline. Professor Cavadini served as
my teaching mentor, and I have been both inspired by his example and
edified by his counsel.
The writing and editing of this monograph has not been a solitary
endeavor. I have been blessed with companions on the way, and I have
learned much from and alongside my Notre Dame colleagues. I am
especially grateful for the friendship and support that I received from
Matthew Bates, Josephine Dru, Michael Francis, Joshua Robinson, Eric
Rowe, Joél Schmidt, Todd Walatka, and others who shared the hall-
ways of Hesburgh Library and Malloy Hall.
Having mentioned Hesburgh Library, I would also like to express
my appreciation for the indefatigable library staff, especially Susan
Feirick and Kristie Clark. The vast majority of the books in the Bibliog-
raphy have passed through the hands of Susan or Kristie, and I am
thankful for their humor and their competence.
viii Acknowledgments
On the other side of the ocean, Sabina Dabrowski, my production
editor at de Gruyter, has also been a competent ally. I am grateful to
her and to Dr. Albrecht Döhnert for seeing this volume through to
completion.
Lastly, I would like to thank the twenty-first-century Sarah Smith
of Golders Green, to whom this monograph is dedicated. Sarah has
walked with me every step of the way. She has brought much joy into
my life, and we have taken turns carrying each other’s burdens. With-
out Sarah, this monograph, as well as its author, would likely be
“standing in a busy queue by the side of a long, mean street.” Instead, I
am grateful to be journeying onward, towards the mountains.

Daniel Lynwood Smith
4 July 2012
East Washington, New Hampshire
Contents

Acknowledgments ...................................................................................... vii

Chapter 1
Interruption and Rhetoric in Ancient Greek Literature ........................... 1
1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 1
1.2 The Speeches of Acts in Modern Scholarship .............................. 3
1.3 Interrupted Speech in Luke-Acts: A History of Scholarship ...... 8
1.4 Defining Interruption .................................................................... 16
1.4.1 Discerning Claims of Interruption ............................................... 17
1.4.2 Identifying the Interrupter ............................................................ 23
1.5 Rhetorical Analysis of Interruption ............................................. 24
1.6 Project Overview ............................................................................ 25

Chapter 2
Interrupted Speech in Greek Historiography: From Homer to
Appian .......................................................................................................... 27
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 27
2.2 The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer (ca. 8th century B.C.E.) ............ 28
2.2.1 Turn-Taking in Homer .................................................................. 29
2.2.2 Interrupted Speech in the Iliad ..................................................... 30
2.2.3 Interrupted Speech in the Odyssey ............................................... 36
2.2.4 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Homer ................................ 41
2.3 The Histories of Herodotus (5th century B.C.E.) .......................... 42
2.3.1 Turn-Taking in Herodotus ............................................................ 43
2.3.2 Interrupted Speech in the Histories .............................................. 45
2.3.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Herodotus ......................... 48
2.4 The History of the Peloponnesian War of Thucydides (5th
century B.C.E.) ................................................................................ 49
2.4.1 Turn-Taking in Thucydides .......................................................... 50
2.4.2 Interrupted Speech in the History of the Peloponnesian War ...... 51
2.4.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Thucydides ........................ 52
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2.5 The Hellenica and Anabasis of Xenophon (4th century B.C.E.) ... 53
2.5.1 Turn-Taking in Xenophon ............................................................ 53
2.5.2 Interrupted Speech in the Hellenica .............................................. 54
2.5.3 Interrupted Speech in the Anabasis .............................................. 55
2.5.4 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Xenophon .......................... 58
2.6 The Histories of Polybius (2nd century B.C.E.) ............................. 58
2.6.1 Turn-Taking in Polybius ............................................................... 59
2.6.2 Interrupted Speech in the Histories .............................................. 60
2.6.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Polybius ............................. 69
2.7 The Library of History of Diodorus Siculus (1st century
B.C.E.) .............................................................................................. 72
2.7.1 Turn-Taking in Diodorus Siculus ................................................ 72
2.7.2 Interrupted Speech in the Library of History ............................... 73
2.7.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Diodorus Siculus .............. 80
2.8 The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1st
century B.C.E.) ................................................................................ 81
2.8.1 Turn-Taking in Dionysius of Halicarnassus ............................... 82
2.8.2 Interrupted Speech in the Roman Antiquities .............................. 83
2.8.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Dionysius of
Halicarnassus .................................................................................. 94
2.9 The Anabasis of Alexander and Indica of Arrian (2nd century
C.E.) .................................................................................................. 95
2.9.1 Turn-Taking in Arrian ................................................................... 96
2.9.2 Interrupted Speech in the Anabasis of Alexander ......................... 97
2.9.3 Interrupted Speech in the Indica ................................................... 98
2.9.4 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Arrian ................................. 99
2.10 The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria ............................ 100
2.10.1 Turn-Taking in Appian ............................................................... 101
2.10.2 Interrupted Speech in the Roman History .................................. 102
2.10.3 Summary of Interrupted Speech in Appian ............................. 110
2.11 Conclusions about the Use of Interruption in Greek
Historiography ............................................................................. 112
2.11.1 Summary of Individual Authors‘ Use of Rhetorical
Interruption ................................................................................... 113
2.11.2 The Various Functions of Interruption ..................................... 116