Description
Time is integral to human culture. Over the last two centuries people's relationship with time has been transformed through industrialisation, trade and technology. But the first such life-changing transformation - under Christianity's influence - happened in late antiquity. It was then that time began to be conceptualised in new ways, with discussion of eternity, life after death and the end of days. Individuals also began to experience time differently: from the seven-day week to the order of daily prayer and the festal calendar of Christmas and Easter. With trademark flair and versatility, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill uncovers this change in thinking. He explores how it took shape in the literary writing of late antiquity and how it resonates even today. His bold new cultural history will appeal to scholars and students of classics, cultural history, literary studies, and early Christianity alike.
With trademark flair, Simon Goldhill shows how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship with time in ways that resonate today.
About the Author
Simon Goldhill is a Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College, as well as the Foreign Secretary of the British Academy. He is one of the best-known classicists of his generation who has lectured all over the world, and he has appeared on TV and radio from Canada to Australia. His books have been translated into ten languages and have won three international prizes.
Reviews
'Though the essays can be read and appreciated separately, Goodhill has done an excellent job of choosing the essay topics: readers gain a solid appreciation for the Christian influence on the narratives of late antiquity and their significance for the development of concepts of time. ... Highly recommended.' E. Kincanon, Choice
'... Goldhill has a huge amount to teach us about the Christianization of literary genres, especially with reference to time in (generally) the fourth and fifth centuries AD ... No review of reasonable length can do justice to the richness of Goldhill's project or its importance.' John Rist, Augustiniana
Book Information
ISBN 9781316512906
Author Simon Goldhill
Format Hardback
Page Count 516
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 850g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 159mm * 31mm
With trademark flair, Simon Goldhill shows how Christianity transformed humanity's relationship with time in ways that resonate today.
About the Author
Simon Goldhill is a Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College, as well as the Foreign Secretary of the British Academy. He is one of the best-known classicists of his generation who has lectured all over the world, and he has appeared on TV and radio from Canada to Australia. His books have been translated into ten languages and have won three international prizes.
Reviews
'Though the essays can be read and appreciated separately, Goodhill has done an excellent job of choosing the essay topics: readers gain a solid appreciation for the Christian influence on the narratives of late antiquity and their significance for the development of concepts of time. ... Highly recommended.' E. Kincanon, Choice
'... Goldhill has a huge amount to teach us about the Christianization of literary genres, especially with reference to time in (generally) the fourth and fifth centuries AD ... No review of reasonable length can do justice to the richness of Goldhill's project or its importance.' John Rist, Augustiniana
Book Information
ISBN 9781316512906
Author Simon Goldhill
Format Hardback
Page Count 516
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 850g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 159mm * 31mm
