Early Christian poetry : : a collection of essays / / edited by J. den Boeft and A. Hilhorst.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 22
• TeilnehmendeR: Boeft, J. den.; Hilhorst, A.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1993.
• سنة النشر: 1993
• اللغة: English; French; German
• سلاسل: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 22.
• وصف مادي: 1 online resource (xi, 318 pages).

This collection of essays deals with the rise and development of early Christian poetry, discussing its techniques and its theoretical foundation. The individual papers concern specimina of Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Latin poetry and study the various and partly conflicting traditions from which it o...