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Record Nr.

UNISA996248216403316

Autore

Trout Dennis E. <1953->

Titolo

Paulinus of Nola : life, letters, and poems / / Dennis E. Trout

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999

ISBN

0-520-92232-8

0-585-38389-8

Edizione

[Reprint 2020]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 326 p. ) : map, plans ;

Collana

Transformation of the classical heritage ; ; 27

Disciplina

871/.1

Soggetti

Christian poetry, Latin - History and criticism

Christian saints - Italy - Nola - Correspondence

Christian saints - Italy - Nola - Biography

Poets, Latin - Italy - Nola - Correspondence

Poets, Latin - Italy - Nola - Biography

Christianity and literature - Rome

Christian poetry, Latin - History and criticism - To 1500 - Nola - Italy

Christian saints - Homes and haunts - Italy - Nola

Christian saints - History - Italy - Nola

Poets, Latin - Italy

Letter writing, Latin - Rome

Poets, Latin

Christianity and literature

Nola (Italy) Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- THE NATALICIA: CHRONOLOGY AND CONCORDANCE -- CHAPTER 1. Claiming Paulinus -- CHAPTER 2. The Early Years -- CHAPTER 3. From Otium Ruris to Contemptus Mundi -- CHAPTER 4. Renunciation and Ordination -- CHAPTER 5. Paulinus at Nola 395-431 -- CHAPTER 6. Salvation Economics -- CHAPTER 7. The Cult of Saint Felix -- CHAPTER 8. Paulinus and Latin Christian Culture -- CHAPTER 9. The Final Years -- CHAPTER 10. Epilogue -- APPENDIX A: THE CORPUS -- APPENDIX B:



EARLY CHRONOLOGY AND CURSUS HONORUM -- APPENDIX C: SELECT CHRONOLOGY -- APPENDIX D: URANIUS'S DE OBITU SAJVCTIPAULINI -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX LOCORUM

Sommario/riassunto

This study offers a comprehensive reconsideration of the life and literary works of Paulinus of Nola (ca. 352-431), a Roman senator who renounced his political career and secular lifestyle to become a monk, bishop, impresario of a saint's cult, and prominent Christian poet. Dennis Trout considers all the ancient materials and modern commentary on Paulinus, and also delves into archaeological and historical sources to illuminate the various settings in which we see this late ancient man at work. This vivid historical biography traces Paulinus's intellectual and spiritual journey and at the same time explores many facets of the late ancient Roman world. In addition to filling out the details of Paulinus's life at Nola, Trout looks in depth at Paulinus before his ascetic conversion, providing a new assessment of this formative period to better understand Paulinus's subsequent importance within the influential ascetic and ecclesiastical circles of his age. Trout also highlights Paulinus's place in the swirl of rebellions and heresies of the time, in the pagan revival of the 390s, and especially in the development of a new genre of Christian poetry. And, he examines anew Paulinus's relationships with such figures as Jerome, Rufinus, and Augustine. Trout fully explores the complexity of a figure who has too often been simplified and provides new insights into the kaleidoscopic character of the age in which he lived.