A Companion to Late Antique LiteratureScott McGill, Edward J. Watts John Wiley & Sons, 27 jul 2018 - 704 páginas Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in literary history from the mid-third century to the early seventh century. The Companion covers notable Greek and Latin texts of the period and provides a varied overview of literature written in six other late antique languages. Comprehensive in scope, this important volume presents new research, methodologies, and significant debates in the field. The Companion explores the histories, forms, features, audiences, and uses of the literature of the period. This authoritative text:
Written for students and scholars of late antiquity, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of the literature from the era. |
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Latin | |
Syriac | |
Coptic | |
Armenian | |
Middle Persian Pahlavi | |
Languages of Arabia | |
Classicizing History and Historical Epitomes | |
Travel and Pilgrimage Literature | |
Biography Autobiography | |
Epistolography | |
Pseudepigraphy | |
Legal Texts | |
Handbooks Epitomes and Florilegia | |
Grammar | |
School Texts | |
Ecclesiastical History | |
Chronicles | |
Epideictic Oratory | |
Panegyric | |
Epic Poetry | |
Epigrams Occasional Poetry and Poetic Games | |
Christian Poetry | |
Prosimetra | |
Philosophical Commentary | |
Biblical Commentary | |
Christian Theological Literature | |
Sermons | |
Literature of Knowledge | |
Inscriptions | |
Translation | |
Antiquarian Literature | |
Late Antique Literature in Byzantium | |
The Arabic Reception of Late Antique | |
Literature | |
Early Modern Receptions of Late | |
Edward Gibbon and Late Antique | |
Visions of Late Antique Literature | |
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