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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas J. Heffernan (Kenneth Curry Professor of English, Kenneth Curry Professor of English, University of Tennessee)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.90cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 16.50cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780199777570ISBN 10: 0199777578 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 28 June 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Map I. The Personae II. The Date of the Passion III. The Language of Composition IV. The Latin Text V. The English Translation VI. The Commentary VII. Manuscripts and Editions VIII. The Greek Text Bibliography Indices: Index Verborum Index Nominum Index Biblicus General IndexReviewsa meticulous line-by-line commentary Peter Thonemann, Times Literary Supplement Heffernans edition combines delight with instruction and deserves all the praise and honor that it has received. Praise from the prize committee of the 2012 Modern Language Association Prize for a Scholarly Edition <br> Heffernan's comprehensive and critical treatment of the Passion of Perpetua and Felicity offers specialists and other students of early Christianity the most thorough exposition to date of the Passion's textual, rhetorical, textual, and interpretive complexity. We all owe Thomas Heffernan a debt for lending his scholarly precision and intellectual generosity to this task. Heffernan's text, translation, and commentary will most certainly be the standard edition of this text on which scholars and students will rely in future generations. <br>--Elizabeth Castelli, Professor and Chair of the Religion Department, Barnard College <br><br><p><br> This edition, translation, and comprehensive commentary will remain the definitive resource for scholars who study this influential text. Furthermore, Heffernan's elegant translation perfectly captures the voice of this early Christian woman, whose diary has captivated readers for almost 2000 years. <br>--Joyce E. Salisbury, author of Perpetua's Passion: Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman<br><p><br> At last here is a detailed edition and commentary that provides a close and much-needed analysis of the ancient texts in which this remarkable narrative is preserved. Heffernan's careful discussion of the historical context of Perpetua's martyrology shows how a woman of Perpetua's social class was able to write such a vivid account of her own experiences; it also explains how and why her story was preserved, and became an inspiration to Christians throughout the ancient world. <br> --Mary Lefkowitz, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities emerita, Wellesley College <br><br><p><br> Author InformationThomas J. Heffernan is the Kenneth Curry Professor of the Humanities at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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