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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... expressing general praise.50 There is little to be gleaned from his text; biographical detail is not to be expected, and the Preface, though in one sense strongly personal, has a different orientation, as will be seen. Although the ...
... expressing general praise.50 There is little to be gleaned from his text; biographical detail is not to be expected, and the Preface, though in one sense strongly personal, has a different orientation, as will be seen. Although the ...
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... expression—it is rather less straightforward than English 'rise in anger'—and direct imitation is at first sight an attractive explanation. But can we be sure that Juvencus had any knowledge of the work of Valerius Flaccus, a claim that ...
... expression—it is rather less straightforward than English 'rise in anger'—and direct imitation is at first sight an attractive explanation. But can we be sure that Juvencus had any knowledge of the work of Valerius Flaccus, a claim that ...
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... expression, eirenically presented—but will end with the end of the universe. But one who writes about Christ has a greater theme, and may thus confidently expect his glory to be truly immortal;91 his work will be immune from the fiery ...
... expression, eirenically presented—but will end with the end of the universe. But one who writes about Christ has a greater theme, and may thus confidently expect his glory to be truly immortal;91 his work will be immune from the fiery ...
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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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