| Eusebius of Caesarea: Tradition and Innovations Contributor(s): Johnson, Aaron (Editor), Schott, Jeremy (Editor), Corke-Webster, James (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0674073290 ISBN-13: 9780674073296 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| LCCN: 2013009760 |
| Series: Hellenic Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.40 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eusebius of Caesarea was one of the most significant and voluminous contributors to the development of late antique literary culture. Despite his significance, Eusebius has tended to receive attention more as a source for histories of early Christianity and the Constantinian empire than as a writer and thinker in his own right. He was a compiler and copyist of pagan and Christian texts, collator of a massive chronographical work, commentator on scriptural texts, author of apologetic, historical, educational, and biographical works, and custodian of one of the greatest libraries in the ancient world. As such, Eusebius merits a primary place in our appreciation of the literary culture of late antiquity for both his self-conscious conveyance of multiple traditions and his fostering of innovative literary and intellectual trajectories. By focusing on the full range of Eusebius's literary corpus, the collection of essays in Eusebius of Caesarea offers new and innovative studies that will change the ways classicists, theologians, and ancient historians think about this major figure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Aaron: - Aaron Johnson is Assistant Professor of Humanities and Classics at Lee University.Schott, Jeremy: - Jeremy Schott is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington.Ramelli, Ilaria L. E.: - Ilaria L. E. Ramelli is Professor of Theology and Britt Endowed Chair in the Graduate School of Theology at Angelicum University, Rome. |