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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West: Homilies on the gospel according to St. John, and his First epistle, by S. Augustine
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West: (See v.26)
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Diana's Hunt (Caccia di Diana)
Author: Anthony K. Cassell
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280116X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Giovanni Boccaccio is one of the most influential writers in the Western tradition, yet his first literary work, "Diana's Hunt," has never been translated into English, and the Italian text has long been out of print. Anthony Cassell and Victoria Kirkham redeem Boccaccio's early effort in this dual-language edition, with an extensive introduction and commentary, that goes far beyond assuring its accessibility. The plot of "Diana's Hunt" is simple enough: the narrator observes the goddess Diana convening a band of Neapolitan court ladies to hunt in a wood. After slaying an impressive number of beasts, the huntresses are incited to rebellion against Diana by the fairest of their number. They invoke the goddess Venus, who transforms the beasts into young men ready to be faithful to her. As a final twist, the narrator himself, who we now learn was actually a stag all along, undergoes a similar transformation and is offered to the fairest lady. Cassell and Kirkham have edited the Italian text of "La Caccia di Diana," drawing from the six extant manuscripts of the original work. Their critical interpretation of the poem redefines the ground on which we evaluate the merits of "Diana's Hunt" and points to ways in which it looks forward to Boccaccio's later work. The poem emerges as an allegory of the struggle in the soul before Christian baptism and entrance into the active life of virtue. This theme will be central in the early fictions, such as the Filocolo and Ameto, and will be parodied and reversed in the later Elegy of Madonna Fiammetta and Corbaccio. The editors offer a readable translation, extensive notes, and a glossary of female historical characters that will prove invaluable to students and scholars of medieval and Renaissance literature, women's studies, and art history.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280116X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Giovanni Boccaccio is one of the most influential writers in the Western tradition, yet his first literary work, "Diana's Hunt," has never been translated into English, and the Italian text has long been out of print. Anthony Cassell and Victoria Kirkham redeem Boccaccio's early effort in this dual-language edition, with an extensive introduction and commentary, that goes far beyond assuring its accessibility. The plot of "Diana's Hunt" is simple enough: the narrator observes the goddess Diana convening a band of Neapolitan court ladies to hunt in a wood. After slaying an impressive number of beasts, the huntresses are incited to rebellion against Diana by the fairest of their number. They invoke the goddess Venus, who transforms the beasts into young men ready to be faithful to her. As a final twist, the narrator himself, who we now learn was actually a stag all along, undergoes a similar transformation and is offered to the fairest lady. Cassell and Kirkham have edited the Italian text of "La Caccia di Diana," drawing from the six extant manuscripts of the original work. Their critical interpretation of the poem redefines the ground on which we evaluate the merits of "Diana's Hunt" and points to ways in which it looks forward to Boccaccio's later work. The poem emerges as an allegory of the struggle in the soul before Christian baptism and entrance into the active life of virtue. This theme will be central in the early fictions, such as the Filocolo and Ameto, and will be parodied and reversed in the later Elegy of Madonna Fiammetta and Corbaccio. The editors offer a readable translation, extensive notes, and a glossary of female historical characters that will prove invaluable to students and scholars of medieval and Renaissance literature, women's studies, and art history.
A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West: The confessions of S. Augustine
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West: (See v.24)
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West: Seventeen short treatises of S. Augustine
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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St John and the Victorians
Author: Michael Wheeler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139502158
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical scholars and prompted a significant response in the arts. This original interdisciplinary study of the cultural afterlife of John in Victorian Britain places literature, the visual arts and music in their religious context. Discussion of the Evangelist, the Gospel and its famous prologue is followed by an examination of particular episodes that are unique to John. Michael Wheeler's research reveals the depth of biblical influence on British culture and on individuals such as Ruskin, Holman Hunt and Tennyson. He makes a significant contribution to the understanding of culture, religion and scholarship in the period.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139502158
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical scholars and prompted a significant response in the arts. This original interdisciplinary study of the cultural afterlife of John in Victorian Britain places literature, the visual arts and music in their religious context. Discussion of the Evangelist, the Gospel and its famous prologue is followed by an examination of particular episodes that are unique to John. Michael Wheeler's research reveals the depth of biblical influence on British culture and on individuals such as Ruskin, Holman Hunt and Tennyson. He makes a significant contribution to the understanding of culture, religion and scholarship in the period.
A library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, anterior to the division of the east and west ... edited by the Rev. E. B. Pusey ... the Rev. John Keble ... the Rev. J. H. Newman
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West: The homilies of S. John Chrysostom...on the Second epistle of St. Paul...to the Corinthians
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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