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Literature And Society In The Fourth Century Ad
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Author : Lieve Van Hoof
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-10-23
Literature And Society In The Fourth Century Ad written by Lieve Van Hoof and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
Late Antiquity is often assumed to have witnessed the demise of literature as a social force and its retreat into the school and the private reading room: whereas the sophists of the Second Sophistic were influential social players, their late antique counterparts are thought to have been overshadowed by bishops. Literature and Society in the Fourth Century AD argues that this presumed difference should be attributed less to a fundamental change in the role of literature than to different scholarly methodologies with which Greek and Latin texts from the second and the fourth century are being studied. Focusing on performance, the literary construction of reality and self-presentation, this volume highlights how literature continued to play an important role in fourth-century elite society.
Education Religion And Literary Culture In The 4th Century Ce
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Author : Gabriela Ryser
language : en
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date : 2020-01-20
Education Religion And Literary Culture In The 4th Century Ce written by Gabriela Ryser and has been published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-20 with Religion categories.
This book contextualizes Claudian's handling of the Proserpina myth and the underworld in the history of literature and religion while showing intersections with and differences between the literary and religious uses of the underworld topos. In doing so, the study provides an incentive to rethink the dichotomy of the terms 'religious' and 'non-religious' in favour of a more nuanced model of references and refunctionalisations of elements which are, or could be, religiously connotated. A close philological analysis of De raptu Proserpinae identifies the sphere of myth and poetry as an area of expressive freedom, a parallel universe to theological discourses (whether they be pagan-philosophical or Christian), while the profound understanding and skilful use of this particular sphere – a formative aspect of European religious and intellectual history – is postulated as a characteristic of the educated Roman and of Claudian's poetry.
Aspects Of The Fourth Century A D
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Author : H. W. Pleket
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Aspects Of The Fourth Century A D written by H. W. Pleket and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Church and state categories.
Art Craft And Theology In Fourth Century Christian Authors
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Author : Morwenna Ludlow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-29
Art Craft And Theology In Fourth Century Christian Authors written by Morwenna Ludlow and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
Ancient authors commonly compared writing with painting. The sculpting of the soul was also a common philosophical theme. Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors takes its starting-point from such figures to recover a sense of ancient authorship as craft. The ancient concept of craft (ars, techne) spans 'high' or 'fine' art and practical or applied arts. It unites the beautiful and the useful. It includes both skills or practices (like medicine and music) and productive arts like painting, sculpting and the composition of texts. By using craft as a guiding concept for understanding fourth Christian authorship, this book recovers a sense of them engaged in a shared practice which is both beautiful and theologically useful, which shapes souls but which is also engaged in the production of texts. It focuses on Greek writers, especially the Cappadocians (Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nysa) and John Chrysostom, all of whom were trained in rhetoric. Through a detailed examination of their use of two particular literary techniques—ekphrasis and prosōpopoeia—it shows how they adapt and experiment with them, in order to make theological arguments and in order to evoke a response from their readership.
Self Portrait In Three Colors
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Author : Bradley K. Storin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2019-09-03
Self Portrait In Three Colors written by Bradley K. Storin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Religion categories.
A seminal figure in late antique Christianity and Christian orthodoxy, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus published a collection of more than 240 letters. Whereas these letters have often been cast aside as readers turn to his theological orations or autobiographical poetry for insight into his life, thought, and times, Self-Portrait in Three Colors focuses squarely on them, building a provocative case that the finalized collection constitutes not an epistolary archive but an autobiography in epistolary form—a single text composed to secure his status among provincial contemporaries and later generations. Shedding light on late-ancient letter writing, fourth-century Christian intelligentsia, Christianity and classical culture, and the Christianization of Roman society, these letters offer a fascinating and unique view of Gregory’s life, engagement with literary culture, and leadership in the church. As a single unit, this autobiographical epistolary collection proved a powerful tool in Gregory’s attempts to govern the contours of his authorial image as well as his provincial and ecclesiastical legacy.
Christianity And The Contest For Manhood In Late Antiquity
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Author : Nathan D. Howard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-24
Christianity And The Contest For Manhood In Late Antiquity written by Nathan D. Howard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-24 with Religion categories.
In this book, Nathan Howard explores gender and identity formation in fourth-century Cappadocia, where pro-Nicene bishops used a rhetoric of contest that aligned with conventions of classical Greek masculinity. Howard demonstrates that epistolary exhibitions served as 'a locus for' asserting manhood in the fourth century. These performances illustrate how a culture of orality that had defined manhood among civic elites was reframed as a contest whereby one accrued status through merits of composition. Howard shows how the Cappadocians' rhetoric also reordered the body and materiality as components of a maleness over which they moderated. He interrogates fourth-century theological conflict as part of a rhetorical battle over claims to manhood that supported the Cappadocians' theology and cast doubt on non-Trinitarian rivals, whom they cast as effeminate and disingenuous. Investigating accounts of pro-Nicene protagonists overcoming struggles, Howard establishes that tropes based on classical standards of gender contributed to the formation of Trinitarian orthodoxy.
Rome In The Fourth Century A D
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Author : Alden M. Rollins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Rome In The Fourth Century A D written by Alden M. Rollins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
The transitory nature of the fourth century Roman Empire makes it a suitable candidate for at least four traditional categories: ancient, medieval, Byzantine, and early Christian history. This bibliography, containing 1,408 annotated entries, offers a comprehensive listing of twentieth century English language works on this subject. The book, divided into 11 chapters, covers works on the Roman Empire from A.D. 284 to 395. Topics covered include works of a general nature, politics and government, military matters, the sciences, society and art, foreign affairs and barbarians, religion and philosophy, Christianity, and church and state.
Beyond The Fifth Century
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Author : Ingo Gildenhard
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2010-07-30
Beyond The Fifth Century written by Ingo Gildenhard and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Beyond the Fifth Century brings together 13 scholars from various disciplines (Classics, Ancient History, Mediaeval Studies) to explore interactions with Greek tragedy from the 4th century BCE up to the Middle Ages. The volume breaks new ground in several ways. Its chronological scope encompasses periods that are not usually part of research on tragedy reception, especially the Hellenistic period, late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The volume also considers not just performance reception but various other modes of reception, between different literary genres and media (inscriptions, vase paintings, recording technology). There is a pervasive interest in interactions between tragedy and society-at-large, such as festival culture and entertainment (both public and private), education, religious practice, even life-style. Finally, the volume features studies of a comparative nature which focus less on genealogical connections (although such may be present) but rather on the study of equivalences.
Roman Society In The Last Century Of The Western Empire
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Author : Samuel Dill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Roman Society In The Last Century Of The Western Empire written by Samuel Dill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Paganism categories.
Eusebius And Empire
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Author : James Corke-Webster
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-10
Eusebius And Empire written by James Corke-Webster and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-10 with History categories.
Presents a radical new reading of how Christian history was rewritten in the fourth century to suit its circumstances under Rome.