The Theme of the Earthly Heaven in the Ancient Apocrypha 2: The Legend of Rome Macarius

Abstract

The publication reproduces and analyzes the text, the plot of which is constructed as a journey to the earthy paradise. Paradise is considered in the Apocrypha as a geographical reality. The peculiarity of this Apocrypha is a combination of hagiographical genre of walking to the genre, reflecting the combined works of the nature. The publication is provided with a translation of the Apocrypha in the modern Russian language and comments.

Keywords

• Old Russian book culture
• the Apocrypha
• the publication of text and translation
• the earthly heaven
• the synthesis of hagiographical genre to the genre of walking