Visions and Faces of the Tragic: The Mimesis of Tragedy and the Folly of Salvation in Early Christian Literature
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1: Excavating Tragical Perspectivesin Early Christianity: Trajectories Of Inquiry And Interpretive Challenges -- 2: Tragical Mimesis And Biblical Interpretation I: Primitive Tragedies In Genesis -- 3: Tragical Mimesis And Biblical Interpretation Ii: Exposing And Expounding The Tragic In Sacred History -- 4: The Tragic Christian Self: Three Late-ancient Profiles -- 5: Tragical Conscience: Contemplating The Faces And Bodies Of Tragedyin The Foreground Of The Church -- 6: Tragical Pathos: The Expanding Christian Repertoire Of Tragical Emotions -- 7: The Theological Scope Of Early Christian Tragical Vision -- Epilogue: Hope And The Christian Tragical Pathos -- Select Bibliography -- General Index -- Index Of Scriptural References Paul M. Blowers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates how early Christian writers engaged with the concept of the tragic, examining whether the Christian narrative of salvation inherently excludes or paradoxically incorporates tragic elements. Paul M. Blowers, a scholar of early Christian history and theology, utilizes a rigorous analytical framework to evaluate how ancient authors navigated the tension between biblical hope and the pervasive reality of human suffering and moral failure.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- An analysis of tragical mimesis within the context of Genesis and sacred history.
- Profiles of late-ancient figures illustrating the development of a Christian tragic self.
- A study of the expanding repertoire of tragical emotions and pathos in early church thought.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on early Christian literature and does not provide a comprehensive survey of modern secular tragic theory.
- It does not attempt to resolve the theological problem of evil but rather maps the historical discourse surrounding it.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and theologians recognize this text as a sophisticated contribution to the intersection of classical literary theory and patristic studies. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires a foundational understanding of both early Christian history and classical tragedy to fully appreciate the author's arguments.
Page Count:
320
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
019259592X
ISBN-13:
9780192595928
Religion
Tragedy
Christian literature
Theology
History of Ideas
Literary Criticism
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