Authorised lives in early Christian biography : between Eusebius and Augustine

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    • Williams, Michael Stuart

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Authorised lives in early Christian biography : between Eusebius and Augustine

Michael Stuart Williams

(Cambridge classical studies)

Cambridge University Press, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-259) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

What was distinctive about Christian biography in late antiquity? In this book, Dr Williams examines a range of biographies of prominent Christians written in the fourth and fifth centuries, and suggests that they share a purpose and function which sets them apart from their non-Christian equivalents. This was an age in which the lives of saints first emerged as a literary phenomenon, and a broad perspective on this developing genre is complemented by close readings of more problematic works such as Eusebius of Caesarea's Life of Constantine and the Confessions of Augustine of Hippo. In including such idiosyncratic examples, the aim is to provide a definition of Christian biography which extends beyond mere hagiography, and which expresses an understanding of the world and the place of individuals within it. It was a world in which lives might be authored by Christians, but could be authorised only by God.

目次

  • Introduction: biography and typology
  • 1. Constantine: the authorised life
  • 2. Gregory and Basil: a double life
  • 3. Antony and Jerome: life on the edge
  • 4. Augustine: the life of the mind
  • 5. The end of sacred history
  • Conclusion: authorised lives.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA88088870
  • ISBN
    • 9780521894906
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Cambridge, UK
  • ページ数/冊数
    xi, 262 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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