RT Book
T1 Acta martyrum Scillitanorum: a literary commentary
T2 Giornale italiano di filologia / Biblioteca
JF Giornale italiano di filologia / Biblioteca
A1 Hunink, Vincent 1962-
LA English
PP Turnhout
PB Brepols
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1753647444
AB The 'Acta Martyrum Scillitanorum' is the first martyr text in Latin, and one of the earliest documents in Christian Latin. This short text presents a group of young Christians facing trial in Carthage before a Roman judge on July 17th, 180 A.D. This is the first full commentary on this important text in English. It studies the fiery altercation between the defendants and the Roman proconsul, highlighting the rhetorical and narrative aspects of the original Latin (and the Greek translation from late antiquity). Throughout the book, much attention is paid to the communication, or miscommunication, between antagonists. For this dramatic and narrative approach to the text, the 'Acta Martyrum Scillitanorum' may be taken as it is: a coherent body of text, describing an altercation that either took place exactly like that, or was deemed by the author to be probable and natural, that is, a plausible and convincing dialogue between contrasting characters in a Roman judicial context
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 127-131
SN 9782503590950
SN 2503590950
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