The Christian Invention of Time

The Christian Invention of Time by Simon Goldhill

Time is integral to human culture. Over the last two centuries people's relationship with time has been transformed through industrialisation, trade and technology. But the first such life-changing transformation - under Christianity's influence - happened in late antiquity. It was then that time began to be conceptualised in new ways, with discussion of eternity, life after death and the end of days. Individuals also began to experience time differently: from the seven-day week to the order of daily prayer and the festal calendar of Christmas and Easter. With trademark flair and versatility, world-renowned classicist Simon Goldhill uncovers this change in thinking. He explores how it took shape in the literary writing of late antiquity and how it resonates even today. His bold new cultural history will appeal to scholars and students of classics, cultural history, literary studies, and early Christianity alike.

'Though the essays can be read and appreciated separately, Goodhill has done an excellent job of choosing the essay topics: readers gain a solid appreciation for the Christian influence on the narratives of late antiquity and their significance for the development of concepts of time… Highly recommended.' E. Kincanon, Choice
'… Goldhill has a huge amount to teach us about the Christianization of literary genres, especially with reference to time in (generally) the fourth and fifth centuries AD … No review of reasonable length can do justice to the richness of Goldhill's project or its importance.' John Rist, Augustiniana

Goldhill, Simon: - Simon Goldhill is Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College. He is one of the best-known writers on Greek literature and cultures, publishing almost twenty books and numerous articles on texts and topics from the whole span of antiquity and its reception, especially in the Victorian era. He has broadcast regularly on television and radio around the world, and has been profiled in newspapers from Brazil to Australia. His books have won three international prizes and been translated into ten languages.

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Title	The Christian Invention of Time
Author	Simon Goldhill
Series	Greek Culture In The Roman World
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2022-02-03
Number of pages	516
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