Orosius - Seven Books of History Against the Pagans Translated

Klappentext Orosius'" Seven Books of History against the Pagans" provide a Christian interpretation of history from God's creation of the world to the period of the Gothic attacks on the Roman Empire in the early fifth century. By the end of that century, Orosius' work was already a classic and its Christian perspective ensured that it remained an immensely popular and standard work of reference on antiquity in the medieval world. Available now in English translation for the first time since 1936, this key work of historical and geographical reference in the medieval world will delight scholars of early Christianity and pagan history. Zusammenfassung Orosius’s work is therefore crucial for an understanding of early Christian approaches to history, the development of universal history, and the intellectual life of the Middle Ages, for which it was both an important reference work and also a defining model for the writing of history.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: A. T. (TRN)/ Fear Fear
• Collaboration: A. T. Fear (Editeur), A. T. Fear (Traduction)
• Edition: University Of Chicago Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.06.2010
• EAN: 9781846312397
• ISBN: 978-1-84631-239-7
• Pages: 384
• Thèmes: Translated Texts for Historians; Translated Texts for Historians; Translated Texts for Historian
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Antiquité