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A Man Completely Devoid of Falsehood?

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LA129162

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انگلیسی

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A Man Completely Devoid of Falsehood?

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[Article]

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Thomas Kuhn-Treichel

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Leiden

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Brill

Text of Note

Gregory of Nazianzus is an important case study for the development of autobiography, not only because he is one of the first Christians to write extended autobiographical texts, but also because he does so in verse. This paper addresses two interwoven questions: which strategies does Gregory employ in his autobiographical poems in order to create credibility for his literary self, and which of the motifs that he uses are innovative or specific to his autobiographical poetry? I suggest that Gregory constructs credibility mainly through his relationships with different entities (persons, objects, ideas ...) represented in the poems. In some of the relationships (e.g., with his opponents) one can find clear parallels with pagan poets while in others, specifically Christian elements come into play (sometimes blended with pagan traditions). Gregory's most original idea appears in his relationship with his medium of communication, where one can find a justification for poetic autobiography as a genre. Gregory of Nazianzus is an important case study for the development of autobiography, not only because he is one of the first Christians to write extended autobiographical texts, but also because he does so in verse. This paper addresses two interwoven questions: which strategies does Gregory employ in his autobiographical poems in order to create credibility for his literary self, and which of the motifs that he uses are innovative or specific to his autobiographical poetry? I suggest that Gregory constructs credibility mainly through his relationships with different entities (persons, objects, ideas ...) represented in the poems. In some of the relationships (e.g., with his opponents) one can find clear parallels with pagan poets while in others, specifically Christian elements come into play (sometimes blended with pagan traditions). Gregory's most original idea appears in his relationship with his medium of communication, where one can find a justification for poetic autobiography as a genre.

Date of Publication

2020

Physical description

289-302

Title

Vigiliae Christianae

Volume Number

74/3

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0720

Subject Term

autobiography

Subject Term

credibility

Subject Term

Gregory of Nazianzus

Subject Term

poetry

Thomas Kuhn-Treichel

Call Number

10.1163/15700720-12341435

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[Article]

275578

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