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In Her Own Words - The Life and Poetry of Aelia Eudocia (Paperback)
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In Her Own Words - The Life and Poetry of Aelia Eudocia (Paperback)
Series: Hellenic Studies Series
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Loot Price R566
Discovery Miles 5 660
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In Her Own Words: The Life and Poetry of Aelia Eudocia is the first
full-length study to examine Eudocia's writings as a unified whole
and to situate them within their wider fifth-century literary,
social, and religious contexts. Responsible for over 3,000 lines of
extant poetry, Eudocia is one of the best-preserved ancient female
poets. Because she wrote in a literary mode frequently suppressed
by proto-orthodox (male) leaders, much of her poetry does not
survive, and what does survive remains understudied and
underappreciated. This book represents a detailed investigation
into Eudocia's works: her epigraphic poem in honor of the
therapeutic bath at Hammat Gader, her Homeric cento-a poetic
paraphrase of the Bible using lines from Homer-and her epic on the
fictional magician-turned-Christian, Cyprian of Antioch. Reading
her poetry as a whole and in context, Eudocia emerges as an
exceptional author representing three unique late-antique
communities: poets interested in preserving and transforming
classical literature; Christians whose religious views positioned
them outside and against traditional power structures; and women
who challenged social, religious, and literary boundaries.
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