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Orosius's History Against the Pagans and the Unimproved Past

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Orosius's History Against the Pagans and the Unimproved Past

By Victoria Leonard

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This volume offers a counterbalance to the dismissal that Orosius's Histories Against the Pagans has suffered in most recent criticism. Orosius is traditionally considered to be a mediocre scholar and an essentially worthless historian but this book takes his literary endeavour seriously, recognising the unique contribution the work represents at a crucial moment of debate and uncertainty. The Histories is recognised as intrinsically valuable rather than of interest as an object of study only in...Show more

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9781472474681

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2019

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1

Original title

Orosius's History Against the Pagans and the Unimproved Past

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Hardcover

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