Biblical And Pastoral Poetry Alcimus Avitus Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction

Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus Bishop Of Vienne And A Vigorous Defender Christian Orthodoxy Was Born Into The Senatorial Aristocracy In Southern Gaul Mid-Fifth Century Lived Until 518 Verse Biblical Pastoral Poetry Written Late Fifth Or Early Sixth Avitus’s Most Famous Work Spiritual History Narrates Stories Creation Fall Expulsion From Paradise Flood Israelites’ Escape Egypt He Revitalizes Epic Highlighting Original Sin Redemption Telling Salvation With Dramatic Dialogue Rich Description Consolatory Praise Chastity—A Treatise Addressed To His Sister Consecrated Virgin—Illuminates Demands Ascetic Life Perspective Close Family Member Seeks Bolster Sister’s Resolve Examples Mental Fortitude Constructing Robust Model For Female Heroism This Volume Presents New English Translations Two Extant Poetic Writings Alongside Latin Texts Σελίδες: 336 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0517 Διαστάσεις: 13 3X13 3Cm