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CC 301 1st Edition Lecture 26 Outline of Last Lecture I. Cover of Against Simon and Against Tiramachus.Outline of Current Lecture II. CalimachusIII. TheocritusCurrent LectureCallimachusCallimachus, a young man of Ephesus, reveals to his friends that he is infatuated with Drusiana, the devout wife of Andronicus. They insist that Drusiana will never return his love, since she has renounced even her husband's bed and taken a vow of chastity. Callimachus leaves them in disgust and proceeds to the home of Drusiana to try to win her love.Drusiana recoils from him shocked by his protestations of love. When she refuses his advances, he threatens to trap her and take her by force. After he leaves, Drusiana prays for death so that she may preserve her chastity, avoid scandal, and avoid causing the destruction of Callimachus. Her husband Andronicus hears the final words of her prayer and sees her die.Andronicus informs St. John of Drusiana's death. They arrange for Drusiana's burial in a marble tomb, guarded by the servant Fortunatus. Still pining for Drusiana, Callimachus begs Fortunatus to let him see her body. Fortunatus offers to give Callimachus Drusiana's body in exchange for money, and Callimachus agrees. As he begins to carry the body away, however, a large serpent appears and fatally bites Fortunatus. Callimachus, although not bitten by the serpent, also dies.As St. John and Andronicus approach the tomb where they intend to pray for the peace of Drusiana's soul, they see a vision of Christ. Christ tells them that he appears in order to glorify his name through the resurrection of Drusiana and the young man lying beside her. St. John and Andronicus do not understand until they arrive at the tomb and find Callimachus. Realizing whathas happened, they submit to the wisdom of God, whose justice surpasses human understanding. St John exorcises the serpent, then resurrects Callimachus.Upon arising, Callimachus reveals that he had ripped the shroud from Drusiana's body when a young man with a radiant face appeared. He covered the body and pronounced the death of Callimachus. At Andronicus's request, St. John resurrects Drusiana. She requests that Fortunatus be raised as well. Although Callimachus initially dissents, he finally agrees after St. John explains that the grace of God teaches for forgiveness of all men, however vile their sin. St. John allows Drusiana to resurrect Fortunatus.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.When he arises, however, Fortunatus refuses to believe the change that has occurred in Callimachus and insists that he prefers death. As St. John pronounces his doom, Fortunatus's body swells once again from the bite of the serpent, and he dies. St. John explains that pride and jealousy caused Fortunatus to resent the grace he saw in Callimachus and Drusiana. St. John praises God for his omniscient judgment.TheocritusTheocritus is perhaps the originator of the literary genre of pastoral poetry. The Idyllshas, therefore, exerted tremendous influence on European literature. The Idylls is a collection of thirtyshort poems ascribed to Theocritus in antiquity, perhaps incorrectly. Taking its basic inspiration from the yearnings and concerns of Greek shepherds and simple country folk, pastoral poetry is potentially a confining genre. Readers of Theocritus will acknowledge, however, that his poems explore an astonishingly wide variety of themes—love, death, the meaning of art, the joys of life in the country, the nuisances of the city, the mysteries of myth and magic. Part of the explanation for the great diversity of theme and subject matter in the Idylls is to be found in the special character of ancient poetry collections, which frequently included any and all works that might possibly be attributed to a famous name. In fact, some of the poems that are contained in the Idylls are almost certainly the work of imitators of Theocritus.Little is known about Theocritus beyond occasional hints in his poetry. The dates of his birth and death are not preserved, but he was certainly active in the first quarter of the third century b.c.e. From subtle references in his poetry a tentative biography can be reconstructed. Born in Syracuse, he apparently emigrated from Sicily and spent time in southern Italy, on the Aegean island of Cos, and at the court of Ptolemy Philadelphus in the bustling, cosmopolitan cityof Alexandria, Egypt. His poetry seems to suggest connections with all of these places. The pastoral poems are filled with characteristic details of the environs of southern Italy, Sicily, and Cos; those with an urban setting depict life in two great metropolitan centers of the ancient world, Syracuse and Alexandria. Thus, familiarity with very different aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean world provided Theocritus with rich material for his poetry. This poet’s particular genius is his ability to synthesize these polarities of human existence in a satisfying artistic whole.<


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