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Preposterous Poetics: The Politics and Aesthetics of Form in Late Antiquity

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How does literary form change as Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape? What is the impact of literary tradition and the new pressures of religious thinking? Tracing a journey over the first millennium that includes works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, this book changes our understanding of late antiquity and how its literary productions make a significant contribution to the cultural changes that have shaped western Europe.

Pages: 315

Format: Hardcover

Release: June 30, 2020

ISBN 13: 9781108494823

Preposterous Poetics: The Politics and Aesthetics of Form in Late Antiquity

5/5 ( ratings)

How does literary form change as Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape? What is the impact of literary tradition and the new pressures of religious thinking? Tracing a journey over the first millennium that includes works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, this book changes our understanding of late antiquity and how its literary productions make a significant contribution to the cultural changes that have shaped western Europe.

Pages: 315

Format: Hardcover

Release: June 30, 2020

ISBN 13: 9781108494823

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