Greek literature in late antiquity : dynamism, didacticism, classicism

edited by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson

Late Antiquity has attracted a significant amount of attention in recent years. As a historical period it has thus far been defined by the transformation of Roman institutions, the emergence of distinct religious cultures (Jewish, Christian, Islamic), and the transmission of ancient knowledge to medieval and early modern Europe. Despite all this, the study of late antique literary culture is still in its infancy, especially for the Greek and other eastern texts examined in this volume. The contributions here presented make new inroads into a rich literature notable above all for its flexibility and unparalleled creativity in combining multiple languages and literary traditions. The authors and texts discussed include "Philostratus", "Eusebius of Caesarea", "Nonnos of Panopolis", the important St Polyeuktos epigram, and numerous others. The volume makes use of a variety of interdisciplinary approaches in an attempt to provoke discussion on change (Dynamism), literary education (Didacticism), and reception studies (Classicism). The result is a study which highlights the erudition and literary sophistication characteristic of the period and brings questions of contextualization, linguistic association, and artistic imagination to bear on little-known or undervalued texts, without neglecting important evidence from material culture and social practices. With contributions by both established scholars and young innovators in the field of late antique studies, there is no work of comparable authority or scope currently available. This volume will stimulate further interest in a range of untapped texts from Late Antiquity.

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[目次]

  • Introduction. Part 1 Dynamism: New themes and styles in Greek literature, a title revisited, Averil Cameron
  • The dynamic reception of Theodore of Mopsuestia in the 6th century: Greek, Latin, and Syriac, Adam Becker
  • Apollonius of Tyana in Late Antiquity, C.P. Jones. Part 2 Didacticism: Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica as literary experiment, Aaron P. Johnson
  • Instruction by question and answer: the case of Late Antique and Byzantine erotapokriseis, Yannis Papadoyannakis
  • Rhetorical and theatrical fictions in the works of Chorikios of Gaza, Ruth Webb. Part 3 Classicism: Writers and audiences in the early 6th century, Elizabeth Jeffreys
  • The Hellenistic epyllion and its descendants, Adrian Hollis
  • The St Polyeuktos epigram: a literary approach, Mary Whitby
  • Late Antique narrative fiction: apocryphal acta and the Greek novel in the 5th-century Life and Miracles of Thekla, Scott Johnson
  • Index.

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書名 Greek literature in late antiquity : dynamism, didacticism, classicism
著作者等 Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald
Johnson Scott D.
出版元 Ashgate
刊行年月 c2006
ページ数 xii, 215 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9780754656838
NCID BA78546990
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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