عنوان

Historiographie chrétienne et romanesque:

Number

LA128658

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Historiographie chrétienne et romanesque:

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[Article]

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Le De mortibus persecutorum de Lactance (250-325 ap. J.C.)

First Statement of Responsibility

Blandine Colot

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The DMP written by Lactantius and published after the 'Edict of Milan' (313), is an unclassifiable book. It was regarded as the first Christian historiography in latin but recent study has defended that the first was really the H.E. by Eusebius which was translated in latin at the end of the IVth century. We have analysed the romantic character of Lactantius' narration through emotional, existential features and its narrative movement. We have compared the prologues of the two books and managed to show that the DMP is surely a Christian history, authentic in many aspects, but discredited in favour of the « canonic » historiography by Eusebius which, even if it contains features of fiction too, is closer to the historic presuppositions of today's readers. The DMP written by Lactantius and published after the 'Edict of Milan' (313), is an unclassifiable book. It was regarded as the first Christian historiography in latin but recent study has defended that the first was really the H.E. by Eusebius which was translated in latin at the end of the IVth century. We have analysed the romantic character of Lactantius' narration through emotional, existential features and its narrative movement. We have compared the prologues of the two books and managed to show that the DMP is surely a Christian history, authentic in many aspects, but discredited in favour of the « canonic » historiography by Eusebius which, even if it contains features of fiction too, is closer to the historic presuppositions of today's readers.

Date of Publication

2005

Physical description

135-151

Title

Vigiliae Christianae

Volume Number

59/2

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0720

Blandine Colot

Call Number

10.1163/1570072054068320

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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