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Preposterous Poetics: The Politics and Aesthetics of Form in Late Antiquity
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Preposterous Poetics: The Politics and Aesthetics of Form in Late Antiquity
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Simon Goldhill
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Series | Greek Culture in the Roman World |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:324 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - classical, early and medieval Christianity Judaism |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108797023
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Classifications | Dewey:880.09 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Halftones, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
16 September 2021 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
Simon Goldhill is Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College. He is one of the best-known writers on Greek literature and cultures, publishing almost twenty books and numerous articles on texts and topics from the whole span of antiquity and its reception, especially in the Victorian era. He has broadcast regularly on television and radio around the world, and has been profiled in newspapers from Brazil to Australia. His books have won three international prizes and been translated into ten languages.
Reviews'A playful book, brimming with merriment in its stories and curiosities .' Kate Cooper, The Times Literary Supplement
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