The myth of paganism : Nonnus, Dionysus and the world of late antiquity /

Traditional and still prevalent accounts of late antique literature draw a clear distinction between 'pagan' and 'Christian' forms of poetry: whereas Christian poetry is taken seriously in terms its contribution to culture and society at large, so-called pagan or secular poetry i...

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Hlavní autor: Shorrock, Robert (Autor)
Typ dokumentu: Kniha
Jazyk:Angličtina
Latina
Řečtina, starověká (do 1453)
Vydáno: London : Bloomsbury, 2013
Edice:Classical literature and society
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Shrnutí:Traditional and still prevalent accounts of late antique literature draw a clear distinction between 'pagan' and 'Christian' forms of poetry: whereas Christian poetry is taken seriously in terms its contribution to culture and society at large, so-called pagan or secular poetry is largely ignored, as though it has no meaningful part to play within the late antique world. The Myth of Paganism sets out to deconstruct this view of two contrasting poetic traditions and proposes in its place a new integrated model for the understanding of late antique poetry. As the book argues, the poet of Christ.
Fyzický popis:1 online zdroj (ix, 181 stran)
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ISBN:978-1-4725-1965-8
978-1-4725-1966-5