declamatio

Declamatio (Latin, to declare) is the established rhetorical device of adopting the persona of an ancient figure to express a particular viewpoint or perspective. A typical example is Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a 5th century author who was long thought to be a character depicted in Book of Acts.
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delivering set speech; declamination; school exercise speech; using rhetoric