Latin epics of the New Testament Juvencus, Sedulius, Arator Roger P.H. Green

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, R. P. H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Gospels--History of Biblical events--Poetry.

Bible.

Juvencus, Caius Vettius Aquilinus--Criticism and interpretation.

Juvencus, Caius Vettius Aquilinus.

Sedulius, active 5th century--Criticism and interpretation.

Sedulius.

Arator, Subdiaconus, active 513-544--Criticism and interpretation.

Arator.

Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Arator, Subdiaconus, active 513-544.

Sedulius, active 5th century.

Bible. Gospels.

History of Biblical events.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Poetry

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2006

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Summary:

"This pioneering study explores the phenomenon of Christian Latin epic in Late Antiquity. Roger Green carefully examines the poems of the three writers Juvencus, Sedulius, and Arator, who were among the leaders in a tradition of Bible epic that went on to include such poets as Milton and Klopstock. The importance of these early Christian epics lies in the fact that they attempted to present books of the New Testament in terms of the epic tradition, and so bridge the gap between the time-honoured works of the Graeco-Roman literary heritage, with their gods, heroes, and glorification of war, and the sacred texts of Christianity, available then to Latin readers only in a style that seemed the antithesis of all that Romans valued. Green reveals in detail the depth and variety of epic language, epic themes, and epic design, developed from Vergil, Lucan, and others, in these new but generally faithful presentations of the biblical books; but he also gives due weight to the fact that these authors are committed to particular agendas of the developing and expanding Christian Church."--Jacket

Contents:

Juvencus

Sedulius

Arator

Reception and influence

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-418) and indexes

Print version record

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010

Other Format:

Print version Green, Roger (Roger P.H.). Latin epics of the New Testament

ISBN:

9781429460170

1429460172

9780191515859

019151585X

128075799X

9781280757990

9780191713804

0191713805

9786610757992

6610757992

OCLC:

86069030

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