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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Page xiv
... taken as 'strive' in the sense not of conflict but of synergy, it will be necessary to consider the element of exegesis in each poem as well as the various—more various, indeed, and more extensive than often thought—elements of epic ...
... taken as 'strive' in the sense not of conflict but of synergy, it will be necessary to consider the element of exegesis in each poem as well as the various—more various, indeed, and more extensive than often thought—elements of epic ...
Page xvi
... taken as certain that Juvencus, at least, wrote as he did to meet the objection that the style of the gospels was off-putting to those used to the style of classical literature. This problem did not, as is sometimes asserted, go away ...
... taken as certain that Juvencus, at least, wrote as he did to meet the objection that the style of the gospels was off-putting to those used to the style of classical literature. This problem did not, as is sometimes asserted, go away ...
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... taken to indicate a state of affairs, one cannot rule out the possibility that the construction is used to indicate what it is feared may happen, not what is happening. In the case of horreo there is no single, standard usage (TLL VI. 3 ...
... taken to indicate a state of affairs, one cannot rule out the possibility that the construction is used to indicate what it is feared may happen, not what is happening. In the case of horreo there is no single, standard usage (TLL VI. 3 ...
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... taken some time to write. But, to sum up, there is no better dating than Jerome's, and Herzog's 'wohl nach 325' seems to err a little on the side of caution.38 Two other pieces of evidence from Jerome, while not adding to our ...
... taken some time to write. But, to sum up, there is no better dating than Jerome's, and Herzog's 'wohl nach 325' seems to err a little on the side of caution.38 Two other pieces of evidence from Jerome, while not adding to our ...
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... taken precautions, or at least 'watched'; for Juvencus (4. 180–1) these precautions would involve taking up arms against the thief and meeting him well outside the premises.55 It is true that the word procul is not always equivalent to ...
... taken precautions, or at least 'watched'; for Juvencus (4. 180–1) these precautions would involve taking up arms against the thief and meeting him well outside the premises.55 It is true that the word procul is not always equivalent to ...
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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