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Visions and Faces of the Tragic: The Mimesis of Tragedy and the Folly of Salvation in Early Christian Literature

Contributor(s): Blowers, Paul M (Author)

ISBN: 9780198854104

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Pub Date: August 12, 2020

Dewey: 270.1

LCCN: 2019954805

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 9.30" L x 6.00" W ( 1.80 lbs) 308 pages

Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies

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Description: This study presses beyond the pervasive early Christian aversion to pagan theatrical art in all its forms and investigates the growing critical engagement with the genre of tragedy by Christian authors, especially in the post-Constantinian era.

Review Quotes: "This engaging and insightful analysis of tragedy in relation to early Christian literature provides a timely intervention within a flourishing area of scholarly interest." -- Courtney J. P. Friesen, University of Arizona

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