Latin epics of the New Testament [[electronic resource] ] : Juvencus, Sedulius, Arator / / Roger P.H. Green
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| Autore: |
Green Roger (Roger P. H.)
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| Titolo: |
Latin epics of the New Testament [[electronic resource] ] : Juvencus, Sedulius, Arator / / Roger P.H. Green
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 873/.01093827 |
| Soggetto topico: | Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) - History and criticism |
| Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-418) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Juvencus -- Sedulius -- Arator -- Reception and influence. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An exploration of the way in which early Christians engaged with the Roman intellectual elite and its highly sophisticated Graeco-Roman tradition. Roger Green examines the works of Juvencus, Sedulius, and Arator, and shows how they repackaged the New Testament as epic, to try to make a bridge between two very different cultures. - ;Latin Epics of the New Testament is about the growth of Christianity, and in particular the challenge of engaging with the Roman intellectual elite and its highly sophisticated Graeco-Roman tradition. In this culture epics like those of Vergil and Lucan were highly |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Latin epics of the New Testament |
| ISBN: | 9786610757992 |
| 1-280-75799-X | |
| 0-19-151585-X | |
| 1-4294-6017-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451231603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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