عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA129128
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Calliope's Playful Touch:
General Material Designation
[Article]
Other Title Information
An Educational Paradigm in the Mitologiae of Planciades Fulgentius
First Statement of Responsibility
Thomas Ferguson
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
In his longest work, Mitologiae, Planciadus Fulgentius (the Mythographer), retells fifty Greek myths and legends. His aim is to teach students that Classical literature has educational value for the Christian. He receives inspiration from the Muse, Calliope, who appears with a mixture of gravitas and capriciousness. Under her influence, he uses etymological interpretations to uncover hidden philosophical meanings in the myths. One theme that emerges is a symbolic connection between lust and the desire for knowledge and learning. Although apparently random in presentation, the theme presents the Liberal Arts as the proper object of a student's desire, and the work follows a trajectory that ends up rehabilitating Classical thought, and the Muse herself. In his longest work, Mitologiae, Planciadus Fulgentius (the Mythographer), retells fifty Greek myths and legends. His aim is to teach students that Classical literature has educational value for the Christian. He receives inspiration from the Muse, Calliope, who appears with a mixture of gravitas and capriciousness. Under her influence, he uses etymological interpretations to uncover hidden philosophical meanings in the myths. One theme that emerges is a symbolic connection between lust and the desire for knowledge and learning. Although apparently random in presentation, the theme presents the Liberal Arts as the proper object of a student's desire, and the work follows a trajectory that ends up rehabilitating Classical thought, and the Muse herself.
SET
Date of Publication
2019
Physical description
16-37
Title
Vigiliae Christianae
Volume Number
73/1
International Standard Serial Number
1570-0720
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Calliope
Subject Term
education
Subject Term
Fulgentius
Subject Term
knowledge
Subject Term
Mitologiae
Subject Term
Muse
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Thomas Ferguson
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
10.1163/15700720-12341366
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Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Article]
275578
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