Title Reading sin in the world : the Hamartigenia of Prudentius and the vocation of the responsible reader / Anthony Dykes

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) Contents 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 Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes 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 Print version record Subject Prudentius, 348- Hamartigenia. Prudentius, 348- -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Prudentius, 348- fast Hamartigenia (Prudentius) fast Subject Sin in literature. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval. POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval. Sin in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139042598 1139042599 9780511791420 0511791429

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