Discerning Fiction in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch

Interpretive difficulties in the letters attributed to Ignatius of Antioch have long suggested to some readers that these letters are pseudepigrapic. This article builds upon recent work on ancient letter collections to consider whether some versions of Ignatius's letters might be read as works...

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Auteur principal: Given, J. Gregory (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Allemand
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Publié: Mohr Siebeck 2023
Dans: Early christianity
Année: 2023, Volume: 14, Numéro: 4, Pages: 411-428
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Pseudépigraphie / Ignatius, Antiochenus -110 / Critique textuelle / Leucippe et Clitophon, Achilles Tatius / Achilles Tatius, Scriptor Eroticus, Leucippe et Clitophon
RelBib Classification:KAB Christianisme primitif
VB Herméneutique; philosophie
Sujets non-standardisés:B lettercollections
B ancientnovel
B IgnatiusofAntioch
B Pseudepigraphy
B epistolaryfiction
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Résumé:Interpretive difficulties in the letters attributed to Ignatius of Antioch have long suggested to some readers that these letters are pseudepigrapic. This article builds upon recent work on ancient letter collections to consider whether some versions of Ignatius's letters might be read as works of fiction. Acknowledging the epistemological difficulty of recognizing ancient epistolary fiction, I present an initial reading of the Greek Long Recension that highlights the narrative arc and some literary tropes evident in the collection. In particular, I compare the correspondence between Ignatius and Mary of Cassabola with features of the imperial romances, especially a notable letter exchange in Leucippe and Clitophon.
ISSN:1868-8020
Contient:Enthalten in: Early christianity
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/ec-2023-0028