The Gallican Saint's Life And The Late Roman Dramatic Tradition
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At the crossroads of late Roman antiquity and early Christian culture, E. Catherine Dunn's scholarly work uncovers a compelling and largely overlooked relationship between the hagiographic literature of Gaul and the theatrical traditions of the declining Roman Empire. The study argues that the Gallican saint's life — those devotional narratives chronicling the deeds and miracles of early Christian holy figures — drew deeply from the conventions and rhetorical structures of late Roman dramatic performance, revealing an unexpected continuity between pagan stagecraft and Christian storytelling. Dunn presents a rigorous and pioneering examination of early medieval literary forms, demonstrating how the Church absorbed and transformed classical dramatic traditions rather than simply abandoning them. Published by The Catholic University of America Press, this work stands as an authoritative contribution to the fields of medieval studies, patristics, and classical reception, and challenges scholars to reconsider the cultural channels through which the Roman world passed its artistic inheritance to the Christian West. For anyone captivated by the tension between the ancient and the sacred, this study raises questions that linger long after the final page.
Author: E. Catherine Dunn
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, The Catholic University of America Press
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Good. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding: Firm.
At the crossroads of late Roman antiquity and early Christian culture, E. Catherine Dunn's scholarly work uncovers a compelling and largely overlooked relationship between the hagiographic literature of Gaul and the theatrical traditions of the declining Roman Empire. The study argues that the Gallican saint's life — those devotional narratives chronicling the deeds and miracles of early Christian holy figures — drew deeply from the conventions and rhetorical structures of late Roman dramatic performance, revealing an unexpected continuity between pagan stagecraft and Christian storytelling. Dunn presents a rigorous and pioneering examination of early medieval literary forms, demonstrating how the Church absorbed and transformed classical dramatic traditions rather than simply abandoning them. Published by The Catholic University of America Press, this work stands as an authoritative contribution to the fields of medieval studies, patristics, and classical reception, and challenges scholars to reconsider the cultural channels through which the Roman world passed its artistic inheritance to the Christian West. For anyone captivated by the tension between the ancient and the sacred, this study raises questions that linger long after the final page.