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1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Prudentius is one of the major Latin poets of antiquity. A Christian living and writing in Spain in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, he was thoroughly imbued with the whole tradition of Latin poetry. The Hamartigenia is a didactic poem exploring the origins of evil and how it operates in the world. It is full of echoes and reworkings of earlier poems by Lucretius, Virgil and others, but is also a serious contribution to this important theological issue which was much discussed in Church circles of the day. This is a major new study of the Hamartigenia in the context of Prudentius' work as a whole and is striking for being as seriously interested in its theological as in its literary contribution"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction: 'Prudentius counts'; 1. The world projects human responsibility; 2. The vocation of a responsible reader: the Biblical strategy; 3. The vocation of the responsible reader: the genre strategy; Conclusion; Appendix A.A note on the title of the Hamartigenia; Appendix B.A brief note on the date and circulation of the Vulgate; Genesis. |
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Introduction: 'Prudentius counts' -- The world projects human responsibility -- The vocation of a responsible reader: the Biblical strategy -- The vocation of the responsible reader: the genre strategy -- Conclusion -- Appendix A.A note on the title of the Hamartigenia -- Appendix B.A brief note on the date and circulation of the Vulgate Genesis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prudentius, 348- Hamartigenia.
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Prudentius, 348- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Prudentius, 348- |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Hamartigenia (Prudentius) |
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Sin in literature.
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Sin in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Dykes, Anthony. Reading sin in the world. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107004535 (DLC) 2010051873 (OCoLC)659752333 |
| ISBN |
9781139042598 (electronic book) |
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1139042599 (electronic book) |
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9781107004535 |
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1107004535 |
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