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autobiographical epistolary collection
autobiography in epistolary form
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christianity
christianity and classical culture
christianization of roman society
engagement with literary culture
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fascinating
fourth century christian intelligentsia
late ancient letter writing
leadership in church
saint gregory of nazianzus
seminal figure in late antique christianity
unique
view of gregorys life
Product details
- ISBN 9780520304130
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 03 Sep 2019
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A seminal figure in late antique Christianity and Christian orthodoxy, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus published a collection of more than 240 letters. Whereas these letters have often been cast aside as readers turn to his theological orations or autobiographical poetry for insight into his life, thought, and times, Self-Portrait in Three Colors focuses squarely on them, building a provocative case that the finalized collection constitutes not an epistolary archive but an autobiography in epistolary form—a single text composed to secure his status among provincial contemporaries and later generations. Shedding light on late-ancient letter writing, fourth-century Christian intelligentsia, Christianity and classical culture, and the Christianization of Roman society, these letters offer a fascinating and unique view of Gregory’s life, engagement with literary culture, and leadership in the church. As a single unit, this autobiographical epistolary collection proved a powerful tool in Gregory’s attempts to govern the contours of his authorial image as well as his provincial and ecclesiastical legacy.
Bradley K. Storin is Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Louisiana State University.
