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CONSTRUCTING SAINTS IN GREEK AND LA

by Koen de Temmerman, Klazina Staat

  • Hardback
  • 182 pages
  • Publisher: Brepols Pub
  • 16.3 x 24.2 x 1.8 cm

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This book explores representations of saints in a variety of Latin and Greek late antique hagiographical narratives, such as saints' Lives, martyr acts, miracle collections, and edifying tales. The book examines techniques through which the saints featured in such texts are depicted as heroes and heroines, i.e., as extraordinary characters exhibiting both exemplary behaviour and a set of specific qualities that distinguish them from others. The book inscribes itself in a growing body of relatively recent scholarship that approaches hagiographical accounts not just as historical sources but also as narrative constructions. As such, it contributes to the development of a scholarly rationale which increasingly values imaginative and fictional aspects of hagiography in their own right, with the aim of answering broader questions about narrative creativity and ideology. For instance, individual chapters examine how hagiographical accounts mobilize and capitalize on earlier literary and rhetorical traditions or narrative models. These questions are specifically addressed to explore the narrative construction of characters. The chapters thereby encourage us to acknowledge that many hagiographers were more skilful than is often accepted.

  • Title

    CONSTRUCTING SAINTS IN GREEK AND LA

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brepols Pub

  • Published

    March 2023

  • Weight

    454g

  • Page Count

    182

  • Dimensions

    16.3 x 24.2 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9782503602820

  • ISBN-10

    2503602827

  • Eden Code

    6229221