Shifting Genres in Late Antiquity
Download or Read eBook Shifting Genres in Late Antiquity PDF written by Professor Geoffrey Greatrex and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Professor Geoffrey Greatrex |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2015-01-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781472443489 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1472443489 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shifting Genres in Late Antiquity by : Professor Geoffrey Greatrex
Book excerpt: This volume examines the transformation that took place in a wide range of genres in Late Antiquity. Aspects of sacred and secular literature are discussed, alongside chapters on technical writing, monody, epigraphy, epistolography and visual representation. What emerges is the flexibility of genres in the period: late antique authors were not slavish followers of their classical predecessors, but were capable of engaging with existing models and adapting them to their own purposes.
