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Biblical and Pastoral Poetry (Hardcover)
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Biblical and Pastoral Poetry (Hardcover)
Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
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Total price: R777
Discovery Miles: 7 770
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Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus, bishop of Vienne and a vigorous defender
of Christian orthodoxy, was born into the senatorial aristocracy in
southern Gaul in the mid-fifth century and lived until 518. The
verse in Biblical and Pastoral Poetry was written in the late fifth
or early sixth century. Avitus's most famous work, the Spiritual
History, narrates the biblical stories of creation, the Fall and
expulsion from paradise, the Flood, and the Israelites' escape from
Egypt. He revitalizes Christian epic poetry, highlighting original
sin and redemption and telling the history of Christian salvation
with dramatic dialogue and rich description. In Consolatory Praise
of Chastity-a verse treatise addressed to his sister, a consecrated
virgin-illuminates the demands of the ascetic life from the
perspective of a close family member. Avitus seeks to bolster his
sister's resolve with biblical examples of mental fortitude,
constructing a robust model for female heroism. This volume
presents new English translations of Avitus's two extant poetic
writings alongside the Latin texts.
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