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The life and miracles of Thekla : a literary study / by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson.
- Title
- The life and miracles of Thekla : a literary study / by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson.
- Author
- Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald, 1976-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University ; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Harvard University Press, c2006.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Center for Hellenic Studies (Washington, D.C.)
- Description
- xxiv, 288 p. : maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The Life and Miracles of Thekla offers a unique view on the reception of classical and early Christian literature in Late Antiquity. This study examines the Life and Miracles as an intricate example of Greek writing and attempts to situate the work amidst a wealth of similar literary forms from the classical world. While the author of the Life and Miracles remains anonymous, his role is crucial in updating and claiming Thekla's legend for his own endeavour. This study represents a detailed investigation into the literary character of this ambitious Greek work from Late Antiquity."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Hellenic studies ; 13
- Uniform Title
- Hellenic studies 13.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Legends
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-270) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Paraphrase in practice : the life of Thekla and literary inheritance in late antiquity -- Biblical rewriting and the metaphrastic habit : the life of Thekla within the history of ancient paraphrase -- History, narrative, and miracle in late antique Seleukeia -- Greek wonders : classical models for Christian miracle collections.
- ISBN
- 067401961X (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2005020626
- OCLC
- 61204304
- SCSB-12783611
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library