| Die Macht Der Weisheit: Das Bild Des Bischofs in Der Vita Augustini Des Possidius Und Anderen Spätantiken Und Frühmittelalterlichen Bischofsviten Contributor(s): Elm, Eva (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004128816 ISBN-13: 9789004128811 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: German Published: November 2002 Annotation: The "Vita Augustini of Possidius has long stood in the shadow of the "Confessions, in comparison to which it was considered the unremarkable work of a mediocre author. Only in the last decade have scholars begun to appreciate its value as an historical and hagiographical text. The present study extends the lines of reappraisal by making the entire literary genre 'the episcopal biography' the subject of its investigation. It offers detailed analysis of the episcopal biography from late antiquity through the ninth century, together with its most important model, the hellenistic 'Lives' of philosophers. Thus the author achieves not only a scholarly reassessment of the "Vita Augustini, but a reevaluation of one of the most important literary subgenres of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 270.2 |
| Series: Studies in the History of Christian Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.44" W x 9.46" (1.53 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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| Publisher Description: The Vita Augustini of Possidius has long stood in the shadow of the Confessions, in comparison to which it was considered the unremarkable work of a mediocre author. Only in the last decade have scholars begun to appreciate its value as an historical and hagiographical text. The present study extends the lines of reappraisal by making the entire literary genre 'the episcopal biography' the subject of its investigation. It offers detailed analysis of the episcopal biography from late antiquity through the ninth century, together with its most important model, the hellenistic 'Lives' of philosophers. Thus the author achieves not only a scholarly reassessment of the Vita Augustini, but a reevaluation of one of the most important literary subgenres of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. |
