How does literary form change as Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape? What is the impact of literary tradition and the new pressures of religious thinking? Tracing a journey over the first millennium that includes works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, this book changes our understanding of late antiquity and how its literary productions make a significant contribution to the cultural changes that have shaped western Europe.

Explores how literary form changes when Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape.

About the Author
Simon Goldhill is Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College. He is one of the best-known writers on Greek literature and cultures, publishing almost twenty books and numerous articles on texts and topics from the whole span of antiquity and its reception, especially in the Victorian era. He has broadcast regularly on television and radio around the world, and has been profiled in newspapers from Brazil to Australia. His books have won three international prizes and been translated into ten languages.

Reviews
'A playful book, brimming with merriment in its stories and curiosities .' Kate Cooper, The Times Literary Supplement



Book Information
ISBN 9781108494823
Author Simon Goldhill
Format Hardback
Page Count 315
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 6400g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 160mm * 25mm