عنوان

A Man Completely Devoid of Falsehood?

شماره

LA129162

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

A Man Completely Devoid of Falsehood?

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Thomas Kuhn-Treichel

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

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.

تاريخ نشر

2020

توصيف ظاهري

289-302

عنوان

Vigiliae Christianae

شماره جلد

74/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-0720

اصطلاح موضوعی

autobiography

اصطلاح موضوعی

credibility

اصطلاح موضوعی

Gregory of Nazianzus

اصطلاح موضوعی

poetry

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Thomas Kuhn-Treichel

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15700720-12341435

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y