Texts and culture in Late Antiquity inheritance, authority, and change

"Late Antiquity has increasingly been viewed as a period of transformation and dynamic change in its literature as in society and politics. In this volume, thirteen scholars focus on the intellectual and literary culture of the time, investigating complex relatinships between late-Antique autho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Scourfield, J.H.D (-), Chahoud, Anna
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Swansea : Oakville, Conn. : Classical Press of Wales ; David Brown Co 2007
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Sumario:"Late Antiquity has increasingly been viewed as a period of transformation and dynamic change in its literature as in society and politics. In this volume, thirteen scholars focus on the intellectual and literary culture of the time, investigating complex relatinships between late-Antique authors and the texts which they had inherited through the classical ('pagan') and Christian traditions. Particular emphasis is placed on works that carried special authority: Homer, Virgil, Plato, and the Bible."--From book jacket.
Notas:"Six chapters of this volume represent reworkings of papers originally delivered in the panel [on the theme 'Late antiquity: its uses of ancient texts] ... [at] the inaugural meeting of the Celtic Conference in Classics, held at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, in September 2000."--Pref.
Descripción Física:xii, 346 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
ISBN:9781905125173