Den siste Atenaren by Viktor Rydberg
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"Den siste Atenaren" by Viktor Rydberg is a novel written in 1859. Set in ancient times, it depicts Christianity's triumph over classical culture through the story of Krysantheus, a noble thinker who dreams of reviving Greece's golden age. The novel explores the clash between freedom of belief and religious coercion, portraying both admirable and corrupt figures on all sides. Rydberg celebrates the wisdom and beauty of ancient Greek civilization while critiquing fanatical
tendencies within the dominant Christian church of his era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Rydberg, Viktor, 1828-1895 |
|---|---|
| Title | Den siste Atenaren |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_siste_athenaren |
| Credits | Produced by This e-text was produced for Project Gutenberg from Project Runeberg's digital facsimile edition |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | Swedish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christian fiction |
| Subject | Swedish fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 10117 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 554 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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