Authority and example

Authors

  • Audun Kjus Norsk folkemuseum
  • Inês Espås Bartolo University of Oslo
  • Anne Eriksen University of Oslo
  • Ellen Krefting University of Oslo
  • Lise Camilla Ruud University of Oslo
  • Anne Birgitte Rønning University of Oslo
  • Jón Viðar Sigurðsson University of Oslo
  • Kristoffer Vadum University of Oslo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v15i58.166

Abstract

In this paper we examine how cultural authority is unfolded when examples are being used. What it means to hold
authority – to speak words of power, to be heard and followed – will differ from situation to situation. We assume that the active
and productive stock of established examples of any a society or genre, are cultural sources to authority. But how do you benefit
from them? How do you step forth as their rightful owner? In this paper we discuss three very different utterances, partly by
examining the situations for each of them and partly by considering their immediate historical contexts. The utterances are
taken from different historical periods and they represent different genres and forms of expressions. More significant in this study are

Author Biographies

Audun Kjus, Norsk folkemuseum

Audun Kjus er ph.d. i kulturhistorie og førstekonservator ved Norsk Folkemuseum.

Inês Espås Bartolo, University of Oslo

Inês Espås Bartolo er stipendiat i fransk litteratur, Universitetet i Oslo (UiO).

Anne Eriksen, University of Oslo

Anne Eriksen er professor i kulturhistorie, UiO.

Ellen Krefting, University of Oslo

Ellen Krefting er dr.art. i idéhistorie og forsker ved UiO.

Lise Camilla Ruud, University of Oslo

Lise Camilla Ruud er stipendiat i kulturhistorie, UiO.

Anne Birgitte Rønning, University of Oslo

Anne Birgitte Rønning er førsteamanuensis i allmen litteraturvitenskap, UiO.

Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, University of Oslo

Jón Viðar Sigurðsson er professor i middelalderhistorie, UiO.

Kristoffer Vadum, University of Oslo

Kristoffer Vadum er stipendiat i middelalderhistorie, UiO.

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Kjus, A., Espås Bartolo, I., Eriksen, A., Krefting, E., Ruud, L. C., Rønning, A. B., Sigurðsson, J. V., & Vadum, K. (2025). Authority and example. Rhetorica Scandinavica, 15(58), 57–78. https://doi.org/10.52610/rhs.v15i58.166

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