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Najważniejsze funkcje i gatunkowe wyznaczniki anegdoty w biografii antycznej (The most important functions and genre indicators of anectode in ancient biography)

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Chudzik P.

Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae

2014

vol. 24

issue 1

203-226

The ancient biographical literature is full of anecdotes. Though anecdote as literary form was readily applied in antiquity, it was not distinguished and didn’t have its own name. The term ‘anecdote’ appeared in the 17th century but it hasn’t been described insightfully so far. We have a few modern definitions but they are unsatisfactory. In the beginning of this article author presents shortly the origin of the term ‘anecdote’, showing similarities and differences between Procopios’ Secret History (

Sylwetki kobiet w traktacie "O narodzinach i zgonach świętych ojców" Izydora z Sewilli

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Krynicka T.

Vox Patrum

2016

vol. 66

197-217

Isidore’s treatise De ortu et obitu patrum (On the Lifes and Deathes of the Fathers) contains biographies of outstanding biblical figures from Adam to Titus. Among them there are four women, to which the bishop of Seville dedicates special chapters. These are Esther, Judith, John Baptist’s mother Elisabeth and Mary, Mother of Jesus. He also mentions 26 women while presenting famous biblical patriarchs, judges, kings and prophets. Mothers and grandmothers, sisters and daughters, wives and widows participate in different important biblical events, support men on their way to salvation, as well as lead them to the moral fall and suffer because of it. Except four above mentioned heroins, Isidore describes biblical women very superficially, giving only those details of their lifes and characters that help him to introduce his male heroes. Although the erudite bishop admires the virtue both in men as well as in women and hates the sin regardless of the sinner’s sex, it seems that he considers the history of Salvation to be the history of relations between God and mankind represented first of all by a man. In Isidore’s feeling it is the latter who is responsible before the Lord not only for himself, but for the whole world and for a woman as well.

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Najważniejsze funkcje i gatunkowe wyznaczniki anegdoty w biografii antycznej (The most important functions and genre indicators of anectode in ancient biography)

Sylwetki kobiet w traktacie "O narodzinach i zgonach świętych ojców" Izydora z Sewilli