Syncatabasis

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 * Definition:: **


 * - **S yncatabasis is the adoption of a level or style suitable for the audience addressed.

- Christian term dealing with the "condescension" of God below his transcendence for the purpose of creation and ascription of human passions.



-Greek //synkatabasis//, lit. "going down together with", Latin //condescensio//; also //anthropopatheia//
 * Origin:: **

[sensationalism] [spectacle] [experience]
 * See also:: **

-> Think language of people in the movie "Idiocracy"


 * Examples ** from text:

1) Modern adaptations of "Orpheus" using language, and images more closely understood by its audience. IE: the movies... "What Dreams May Come" and Brazilian "Black Orpheus".

2) Cartoon adaptions of famous short fiction works. Such as Warner Bros. "Red Riding Hoodwinked" a Looney Tunes version of "Little Red Riding Hood". Children not even old enough to read can watch cartoons such as this and find exposure to short fiction.

--- Definition from: wikipedia.com /// ENCYCLO - www.encyclo.co.uk

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