Poetry and exegesis in premodern Latin Christianity
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This volume investigates various exegetical possibilities in Christian Latin poetry during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. In the Latin West poetry was mainly associated with the powerful pagan tradition of writers like Vergil and Ovid, and by many poetry was considered to tell lies and provide mere entertainment potentially corrupting the soul. Therefore, Christians initially had reservations about this genre and believed it to be incompatible with Christian worship, literacy and intellectual activity. In practice, however, forms of specifically Christian poetry developed from the end of the third century onwards; theoretical reconciliations were developed around 400 A.D. This collection examines specimens of Christian poetry from Juvencus (the first biblical epicist shortly after 300) up to the thirteenth century. Its particular usefulness lies in the combination of literary theory and hermeneutics, close readings of the texts and new readings on a sound philological basis.
Title |
Poetry and exegesis in premodern Latin Christianity : the encounter between classical and Christian strategies of interpretation / edited by Willemien Otten & Karla Pollmann. |
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Edition |
First edition. |
Publisher |
Leiden Boston : Brill |
Creation Date |
2007 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English |
Content |
Preliminary material / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Introduction / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Augustine and poetic exegesis / H.J. Westra -- Quid facit cum Horatio Hieronymus? Christian latin poetry and scriptural poetics / M. Vessey -- Time and the integrity of poetry: Ambrose and Augustine / M.B. Pranger -- The evangeliorum libri of Juvencus: Exegesis by stealth? / R.P.H. Green -- Cantatur ad delectationem: Ambrose’s lyric poetry / J. Den Boeft -- Technological innovation and poetical exegesis: The glass lamp in Prudentius’Cathemerinon 5 / J. Clarke -- The Carmen ad uxorem and the genre of the Epithalamium / R. Chiappiniello -- Principles of structure and unity in latin biblical epic / M. Hoffmann -- Interpreting cultural change: Semiotics and exegesis in Dracontius’de Laudibus Dei / A. Arweiler -- Exegesis by distorting pagan myths in Corippus’ epic poetry / Ch.O. Tommasi Moreschini -- Reflections on the meaning of the Ecloga Theoduli: Where is the authorial voice? / M. Herren -- Epic poetry as exegesis: ‘The song of the good war’ (Eupolemius) / K. Smolak -- The poetics of biblical tragedy in Abelard’s Planctus / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Biblical poetry in latin liturgical texts / A.A.R. Bastiaensen -- The saint as preacher. Remarks on a rare motif in late antique and medieval poetry / H. Müller -- Poetry and suffering: Metrical paraphrases of Eucherius of Lyons’ Passio Acaunensium Martyrum / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Biblical versifications from late antiquity to the middle of the thirteenth century: History or allegory? / G. Dinkova-Bruun -- Index nominum / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Index rerum / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Index locorum / W. Otten and K. Pollmann -- Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae / W. Otten and K. Pollmann. |
Series |
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae v. 87 |
Extent |
1 online resource (378 pages) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010715511005171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Holy Scriptures (Bible)
- Bibel (Sacred work)
- Biblia (Sacred work)
- ביבליה
- Bibliyah
- Bibbia (Sacred work)
- 聖書 (Sacred work)
- Seisho (Sacred work)
- Bijbel (Sacred work)
- Библия (Sacred work)
- Biblii︠a︡ (Sacred work)
- Kitâb-ı Mukaddes (Sacred work)
- Kinh Thánh (Sacred work)
- ביבל
- Bibl (Sacred work)
- 聖經 (Sacred work)
- 圣经 (Sacred work)
- Sheng jing (Sacred work)
- Bybel (Sacred work)
- Біблія (Sacred work)
- Biblija (Sacred work)
- Beibl (Sacred work)
- Bibelen (Sacred work)
- Αγία Γραφή (Sacred work)
- Agia Graphē (Sacred work)
- Βιβλος (Sacred work)
- Vivlos (Sacred work)
- Raamattu
- Pyhä Raamattu
- Christian poetry, Latin History and criticism.
- Christian literature, Early Latin authors History and criticism.
- Christian poetry, Early History and criticism.
- Christianity and literature Rome.
- Christianity and culture History Early church, ca. 30-600.
- nne Christianity and culture Early church, ca. 30-600
- Early Christian poetry
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