Latin Epics of the New Testament: Juvencus, Sedulius, AratorLatin 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 valued for their language, their 'heroic' themes, and their Rome-centred ideologies. Roger Green examines each of these epics in detail, showing how the three authors Juvencus, Sedulius, and Arator repackage the New Testament as epic, and try to make a bridge between two very different cultures. He explores the fascinating questions of how these authors exploit epic themes such as gods, heroes, war, and fate, without playing down the very real theological concerns of their times. All these poets were popular in the Middle Ages and later, and are the pioneers of poetry that leads to Renaissance epic and the famous poems of John Milton. |
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... shows up significant omissions or emphases and contributes to the task of divining their various purposes. Since, in the words of Widmann, certat poeta cum theologo, which I happily accept as a mantra if the verb is taken as 'strive' in ...
... shows up significant omissions or emphases and contributes to the task of divining their various purposes. Since, in the words of Widmann, certat poeta cum theologo, which I happily accept as a mantra if the verb is taken as 'strive' in ...
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... shows intense animosity against the Jewish race and its religion. It may be assumed, too, that hard-line pagans would not be interested in epics that sought to give the status of epic hero to a character whom they may have regarded as a ...
... shows intense animosity against the Jewish race and its religion. It may be assumed, too, that hard-line pagans would not be interested in epics that sought to give the status of epic hero to a character whom they may have regarded as a ...
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... , and Cyprian (who is not earlier than the end of the fourth century) and gives only the occasional glimpse of what a second volume might have contained. As its subtitle shows, Herzog sought to privilege the xvi Introduction.
... , and Cyprian (who is not earlier than the end of the fourth century) and gives only the occasional glimpse of what a second volume might have contained. As its subtitle shows, Herzog sought to privilege the xvi Introduction.
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Juvencus, Sedulius, Arator Roger P. H. Green. contained. As its subtitle shows, Herzog sought to privilege the edificatory aim of the genre, and to subordinate aesthetic considerations, including the epic element. Epic is dead, whether ...
Juvencus, Sedulius, Arator Roger P. H. Green. contained. As its subtitle shows, Herzog sought to privilege the edificatory aim of the genre, and to subordinate aesthetic considerations, including the epic element. Epic is dead, whether ...
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... shows the unreadiness to be granted the honour, and the humility of one who considers himself unworthy, which is a commonplace of encomium.29 It may be added, although this is a point more concerned with the epic configuration of the ...
... shows the unreadiness to be granted the honour, and the humility of one who considers himself unworthy, which is a commonplace of encomium.29 It may be added, although this is a point more concerned with the epic configuration of the ...
Contents
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2 Sedulius | 135 |
3 Arator | 251 |
4 Reception and Influence | 351 |
Conclusion | 373 |
Appendix 1 Juvencus and the Text of the New Testament | 385 |
Appendix 2 The Official Record of the Presentation of the Historia Apostolica | 391 |
Bibliography | 393 |
Index of Passages | 419 |
General Index | 432 |
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