The Gospel 'According to Homer and Virgil': Cento and Canon
- ISBN-10
- 9004187189
- ISBN-13
- 9789004187184
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02-14
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Author
- Karl Olav Sandnes
Description
This study investigates the phenomenon of Christian centos, i.e. attempts at rewriting the Gospel stories in both the style and vocabulary of either Homer (Greek) or Virgil (Latin). Out of the classical epics an entirely new text emerged.
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