The Consolations of Death in Ancient Greek Literature
Title | The Consolations of Death in Ancient Greek Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Sister Mary Evaristus Moran |
Publisher | |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Death in literature |
ISBN |
The Consolations of Death in Ancient Greek Literature
Title | The Consolations of Death in Ancient Greek Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Sister Mary Evaristus Moran |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Death in literature |
ISBN |
Greek and Roman Consolations
Title | Greek and Roman Consolations PDF eBook |
Author | H. Baltussen |
Publisher | Classical Press of Wales |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2012-12-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1910589136 |
In the Ancient World death came - on average - at a far earlier age than in today's West, and without the authoritative warnings given by modern medicine. Consolation for the trauma of loss had, accordingly, a more prominent role to play. This volume presents eight original studies on consolatory writings from ancient Greek, Roman, early Christian and Arabic societies. The authors include internationally recognised authorities in the field. They offer insight into the ancient experience of loss and the methods used to palliate it. They explore how far there was a consolatory 'genre', involving letters, funerary oratory, epicedia, and philosophical prose. Focusing on responses to grief in numerous ancient authors, this volume finds elements of continuity and of individual variety in modes of consolation, and reveals instructive tensions between the commonplace and the personal.
Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric
Title | Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric PDF eBook |
Author | Christine R. Trotter |
Publisher | Mohr Siebeck |
Pages | 397 |
Release | 2023-12-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3161624750 |
The Silvae of Statius
Title | The Silvae of Statius PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Thomas Newmyer |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2018-08-14 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004327703 |
Consolation in Philippians
Title | Consolation in Philippians PDF eBook |
Author | Paul A. Holloway |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2001-09-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 113943070X |
Rhetorical criticism seeks to understand and comment on the way texts function in their social and cultural contexts. Holloway puts Paul's letter in the context of ancient theories and literary practices of 'consolation' and argues that Paul wrote to the Philippians in order to console them. Holloway shows that the letter has a unified overall strategy and provides a convincing account of Paul's argument. The book falls into two parts. Part I explores the integrity of Philippians, the rhetorical situation of the letter, and ancient consolation as the possible genre of Philippians, while Part II examines Phil. 1:3-11; 1:12-2:30; 3:1-4:1 and 4:2-23. The exegetical studies in Part II focus on the consolatory topoi and arguments of Philippians.
The Catholic University Bulletin
Title | The Catholic University Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | |
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