Threshold of Fire: A Novel of Fifth-Century RomeChicago Review Press, 1 aug 2005 - 255 pagina's In this vivid, dynamic novel, Hella Haasse has once more brought the past to life. This time she has chosen to illuminate a crucial, yet relatively obscure period of history: it is 414 A.D. and the once-powerful Roman Empire is in its death throes—split between East and West, menaced by barbarian hordes almost literally at its gates. The Emperor Honorius, an incompetent weakling, cowers in the marsh-bound city of Ravenna, where he has moved the government; he rarely "makes entry" into Rome. This is the brilliant canvas against which the characters in this drama interact. There is the Prefect Hadrian, a powerful official and fanatical Christian convert; there is Marcus Anicius, the pagan aristocrat who is clinging to a dying past, and there is the Jew Eliezar be Elijah, hemmed in by his own traditions and burdened by his dark vision of the future. There is the intrigue and uncertainty of life at Honorius's court, and there are the streets and tenements of Rome, pulsating with life and with corruption. |
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... bishop. Theodosius demanded restitution from the bishop on behalf of the Jewish population, but this demand was turned aside by Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, who prevented Theodosius from pursuing the matter. Ambrose was a man of rigid ...
... bishop. Theodosius demanded restitution from the bishop on behalf of the Jewish population, but this demand was turned aside by Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, who prevented Theodosius from pursuing the matter. Ambrose was a man of rigid ...
Pagina 15
... bishops complained about it. It should be noted, incidentally, that Marcus Anicius, looking to the past, uses book ... Bishop Ambrose, has spent his life in the Roman civil administration, which was known to breed narrow authoritarianism ...
... bishops complained about it. It should be noted, incidentally, that Marcus Anicius, looking to the past, uses book ... Bishop Ambrose, has spent his life in the Roman civil administration, which was known to breed narrow authoritarianism ...
Pagina 64
... belief of Ambrosius, the Bishop of Milan, whose influence is felt beyond the court to the farthest corners of the Empire. Often Eliezar appears better informed than Hadrian himself, about what is happening 64 THRESHOLD OF FIRE.
... belief of Ambrosius, the Bishop of Milan, whose influence is felt beyond the court to the farthest corners of the Empire. Often Eliezar appears better informed than Hadrian himself, about what is happening 64 THRESHOLD OF FIRE.
Pagina 65
... bishops? Later, thinking back on these visits, Hadrian realizes that on questions of domestic and foreign policy, Eliezar prefers to analyze the present situation rather than express an opinion about objectives. He never uses the words ...
... bishops? Later, thinking back on these visits, Hadrian realizes that on questions of domestic and foreign policy, Eliezar prefers to analyze the present situation rather than express an opinion about objectives. He never uses the words ...
Pagina 66
... Stilicho. A rumor was being bruited about that the liberal attitude of the new Magister Militum toward unbelievers had incurred the displeasure of Bishop Ambrosius. Eliezar had this reaction: “Flavius Stilicho is 66 THRESHOLD OF FIRE.
... Stilicho. A rumor was being bruited about that the liberal attitude of the new Magister Militum toward unbelievers had incurred the displeasure of Bishop Ambrosius. Eliezar had this reaction: “Flavius Stilicho is 66 THRESHOLD OF FIRE.
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Threshold of Fire: A Novel of Fifth-Century Rome Hella S. Haasse,Anita Miller,Nini Blinstrub Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2005 |
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