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Authorised Lives in Early Christian Biography - Between Eusebius and Augustine (Paperback)
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Authorised Lives in Early Christian Biography - Between Eusebius and Augustine (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Classical Studies
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What was distinctive about Christian biography in late antiquity?
In this 2008 book, Dr Williams examines a range of biographies of
prominent Christians written in the fourth and fifth centuries, and
suggests that they share a purpose and function which sets them
apart from their non-Christian equivalents. This was an age in
which the lives of saints first emerged as a literary phenomenon,
and a broad perspective on this developing genre is complemented by
close readings of more problematic works such as Eusebius of
Caesarea's Life of Constantine and the Confessions of Augustine of
Hippo. In including such idiosyncratic examples, the aim is to
provide a definition of Christian biography which extends beyond
mere hagiography, and which expresses an understanding of the world
and the place of individuals within it. It was a world in which
lives might be authored by Christians, but could be authorised only
by God.
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