Thekla’s Epic:

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" Thekla’s Epic: "
Susan E. Hylen

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1085542
Doc. No	:	LA129171
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341451‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Susan E. Hylen
Title & Author	:	Thekla’s Epic: [Article] : Identity and Classicism in the Life and Miracles of Saint Thekla\ Susan E. Hylen
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Vigiliae Christianae
Date	:	2020
Volume/ Issue Number	:	74/5
Page No	:	487–504
Abstract	:	In the fifth century, the author of the Life and Miracles of Saint Thekla transformed Thekla’s story from a simple Greek work into a grand epic. He collected stories and rewrote the Acts of Thekla using methods that were similar to other Christian and non-Christian works. The author employed classicizing language and allusions to Homer and other ancient writers in order to convey the high status he deemed appropriate to the story. Like other Christian works, the author rewrote scripture as a way of reinforcing and updating its importance. Through these stylistic features, the Life and Miracles conveys an appreciation for literary education and suggests a context in which reading, writing, and devotion were mutually reinforcing. In the fifth century, the author of the Life and Miracles of Saint Thekla transformed Thekla’s story from a simple Greek work into a grand epic. He collected stories and rewrote the Acts of Thekla using methods that were similar to other Christian and non-Christian works. The author employed classicizing language and allusions to Homer and other ancient writers in order to convey the high status he deemed appropriate to the story. Like other Christian works, the author rewrote scripture as a way of reinforcing and updating its importance. Through these stylistic features, the Life and Miracles conveys an appreciation for literary education and suggests a context in which reading, writing, and devotion were mutually reinforcing.
Descriptor	:	classicism
Descriptor	:	early Christian history
Descriptor	:	education
Descriptor	:	Thekla
Descriptor	:	typology
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700720-12341451‬