{"product_id":"biblical-and-pastoral-poetry","title":"Biblical and Pastoral Poetry (Avitus - HC)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Alcimus Avitus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dumbarton Oaks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780674271265\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Loeb\/Literature of the Middle Ages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlcimus Ecdicius Avitus, bishop of Vienne and a vigorous defender of Christian orthodoxy, was born into the senatorial aristocracy in southern Gaul in the mid-fifth century and lived until 518. The verse in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBiblical and Pastoral Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written in the late fifth or early sixth century. Avitus’s most famous work, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpiritual History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, narrates the biblical stories of creation, the Fall and expulsion from paradise, the Flood, and the Israelites’ escape from Egypt. He revitalizes Christian epic poetry, highlighting original sin and redemption and telling the history of Christian salvation with dramatic dialogue and rich description. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eConsolatory Praise of Chastity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e―a verse treatise addressed to his sister, a consecrated virgin―illuminates the demands of the ascetic life from the perspective of a close family member. Avitus seeks to bolster his sister’s resolve with biblical examples of mental fortitude, constructing a robust model for female heroism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loeb","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43175162904800,"sku":"Books:9780674271265n","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/416BphuLk4L._SY522.jpg?v=1768591319","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/biblical-and-pastoral-poetry","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}