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Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors

Ludlow Morwenna
Innbundet / 2020 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198848837
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
560 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
282

Forfatter
Ludlow Morwenna

Biografisk notat

Professor Morwenna Ludlow studied Classics and then Theology at the University of Oxford. She is Professor of Christian History and Theology at the University of Exeter and has written widely on Gregory of Nyssa, including two monographs published by Oxford University Press.

Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors

Ludlow Morwenna
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In sum, this monograph convincingly demonstrates how the craft of rhetoric was used in a meaningful way in the theological discourse of fourth century Christian church leaders.

Olympe De Backer, Augustiniana

Saying that the book is a welcome addition to the field of late antique studies may sound cliché, but it is not often that a book leaves the reader with the impression that a topic that has been repeatedly explored (the study of ekphrasis and prosopopoeia) can be approached from a different perspective and provide a new way of understanding the world of Late Antiquity.

Alberto Jesús Quiroga Puertas, Universidad de Granada,, De Gruyter

Several of the chapters would serve as welcome additions to syllabi for seminars on rhetoric or preaching. Seasoned scholars and nascent researchers alike will learn much from Ludlow's ambitious and compelling monograph.

Erin Galgay Walsh, Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

Ancient authors commonly compared writing with painting. The sculpting of the soul was also a common philosophical theme. Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors takes its starting-point from such figures to recover a sense of ancient authorship as craft. The ancient concept of craft (ars, techne) spans 'high' or 'fine' art and practical or applied arts. It unites the beautiful and the useful. It includes both skills or practices (like medicine and music) and productive arts like painting, sculpting and the composition of texts. By using craft as a guiding concept for understanding fourth Christian authorship, this book recovers a sense of them engaged in a shared practice which is both beautiful and theologically useful, which shapes souls but which is also engaged in the production of texts. It focuses on Greek writers, especially the Cappadocians (Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nysa) and John Chrysostom, all of whom were trained in rhetoric. Through a detailed examination of their use of two particular literary techniques--ekphrasis and prosōpopoeia--it shows how they adapt and experiment with them, in order to make theological arguments and in order to evoke a response from their readership.
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Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors analyses Christian Greek literature in the fourth century in order to emphasise the style, ingenuity, and craftsmanship demonstrated by the authors of such texts. It considers the way these 'wordsmiths' used classical literature techniques to strengthen their theological writings.
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1: Introduction 2: Ekphrasis: Seeing Things 3: Ekphrasis and Decision 4: The Rhetoric of Landscape in Gregory of Nyssa's Homilies on the Song of Songs 5: Ascetic Landscapes and Aesthetic Landscapes 6: Role-playing: Prosopopoeia and Embodied Performance 7: 'This is the Word of the Lord' 8: Women's Voices? 9: Talking Bodies 10: The Workshop 11: Conclusions: Art, Craft and Theology
Les mer
Professor Morwenna Ludlow studied Classics and then Theology at the University of Oxford. She is Professor of Christian History and Theology at the University of Exeter and has written widely on Gregory of Nyssa, including two monographs published by Oxford University Press.
Les mer
Considers rhetoric as a social practice involving power and persuasion and not as a set of inflexible techniques Examines the concept of pros=opopoeia and allows readers to see how ekphrasis has been adapted by Christian authors in the fourth century Argues that theology and rhetoric cannot be separated in early Christian texts, developing a more nuanced understanding of early Christian literary production
Les mer

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In sum, this monograph convincingly demonstrates how the craft of rhetoric was used in a meaningful way in the theological discourse of fourth century Christian church leaders.

Olympe De Backer, Augustiniana

Saying that the book is a welcome addition to the field of late antique studies may sound cliché, but it is not often that a book leaves the reader with the impression that a topic that has been repeatedly explored (the study of ekphrasis and prosopopoeia) can be approached from a different perspective and provide a new way of understanding the world of Late Antiquity.

Alberto Jesús Quiroga Puertas, Universidad de Granada,, De Gruyter

Several of the chapters would serve as welcome additions to syllabi for seminars on rhetoric or preaching. Seasoned scholars and nascent researchers alike will learn much from Ludlow's ambitious and compelling monograph.

Erin Galgay Walsh, Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

Ancient authors commonly compared writing with painting. The sculpting of the soul was also a common philosophical theme. Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors takes its starting-point from such figures to recover a sense of ancient authorship as craft. The ancient concept of craft (ars, techne) spans 'high' or 'fine' art and practical or applied arts. It unites the beautiful and the useful. It includes both skills or practices (like medicine and music) and productive arts like painting, sculpting and the composition of texts. By using craft as a guiding concept for understanding fourth Christian authorship, this book recovers a sense of them engaged in a shared practice which is both beautiful and theologically useful, which shapes souls but which is also engaged in the production of texts. It focuses on Greek writers, especially the Cappadocians (Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nysa) and John Chrysostom, all of whom were trained in rhetoric. Through a detailed examination of their use of two particular literary techniques--ekphrasis and prosōpopoeia--it shows how they adapt and experiment with them, in order to make theological arguments and in order to evoke a response from their readership.
Les mer
Art, Craft, and Theology in Fourth-Century Christian Authors analyses Christian Greek literature in the fourth century in order to emphasise the style, ingenuity, and craftsmanship demonstrated by the authors of such texts. It considers the way these 'wordsmiths' used classical literature techniques to strengthen their theological writings.
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1: Introduction 2: Ekphrasis: Seeing Things 3: Ekphrasis and Decision 4: The Rhetoric of Landscape in Gregory of Nyssa's Homilies on the Song of Songs 5: Ascetic Landscapes and Aesthetic Landscapes 6: Role-playing: Prosopopoeia and Embodied Performance 7: 'This is the Word of the Lord' 8: Women's Voices? 9: Talking Bodies 10: The Workshop 11: Conclusions: Art, Craft and Theology
Les mer
Professor Morwenna Ludlow studied Classics and then Theology at the University of Oxford. She is Professor of Christian History and Theology at the University of Exeter and has written widely on Gregory of Nyssa, including two monographs published by Oxford University Press.
Les mer
Considers rhetoric as a social practice involving power and persuasion and not as a set of inflexible techniques Examines the concept of pros=opopoeia and allows readers to see how ekphrasis has been adapted by Christian authors in the fourth century Argues that theology and rhetoric cannot be separated in early Christian texts, developing a more nuanced understanding of early Christian literary production
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198848837
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
560 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
282

Forfatter
Ludlow Morwenna

Biografisk notat

Professor Morwenna Ludlow studied Classics and then Theology at the University of Oxford. She is Professor of Christian History and Theology at the University of Exeter and has written widely on Gregory of Nyssa, including two monographs published by Oxford University Press.

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