Ausonius grammaticus: the Christening of philology in the late Roman West

"The present volume describes the rich and complex world in which Ausonius (c. 310-395) lived and worked, from his humble beginnings as a schoolteacher in Bordeaux, to the heights of his influence as quaestor to the Emperor Gratian, at a time of unsettling social and religious change. As a teac...

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1. VerfasserIn: Yaceczko, Lionel (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press 2021
In: Gorgias studies in early Christianity and patristics (78)
Jahr: 2021
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Gorgias studies in early Christianity and patristics 78
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Ausonius, Decimus Magnus 310-395 / Lyrik / Philologie / Frühchristentum
weitere Schlagwörter:B Literary Criticism
B Ausonius, Decimus Magnus Criticism and interpretation
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Zusammenfassung:"The present volume describes the rich and complex world in which Ausonius (c. 310-395) lived and worked, from his humble beginnings as a schoolteacher in Bordeaux, to the heights of his influence as quaestor to the Emperor Gratian, at a time of unsettling social and religious change. As a teacher and poet Ausonius adhered to the traditions of classical paideia, standing in contrast to the Fathers of the Church, e.g., Jerome, Augustine, and Paulinus of Nola, who were emboldened by the legalization, then the imposition, of Christianity in the course of the fourth century. For this position he was labeled by the 20th-century scholar Henri-Irénée Marrou a symbol of decadence. Guided by Marrou's critical insights to both his own time and place and that of Ausonius, this book proposes a hermeneutic for reading Ausonius as both a fourth-century poet and a fascinating mirror for his 20th-century counterparts"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:xii, 241 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:978-1-4632-4280-0