The Shadows of Poetry: Vergil in the Mind of AugustineImperial ceremony was a vital form of self-expression for late antique society. Sabine MacCormack examines the ceremonies of imperial arrivals, funerals, and coronations from the late third to the late sixth centuries A.D., as manifest in the official literature and art of the time. Her study offers us new insights into the exercise of power and into the social, political, and cultural significance of religious change during the Christianization of the Roman world. |
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Contents
| xvii | |
The Scent of a Rose Language and Grammar between Pagans and Christians | 41 |
The Tears Run Down in Vain Emotions Soul and Body | 85 |
Gods of Our Homeland The Nature of True and False Worship | 128 |
The High Walls of Rome The City on Earth and the Heavenly City | 171 |
Epilogue | 221 |
Select Bibliography | 229 |
| 247 | |
General Index | 251 |
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| Title | The Shadows of Poetry: Vergil in the Mind of Augustine Transformation of the Classical Heritage |
| Author | Sabine MacCormack |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0520920279, 9780520920279 |
| Length | 273 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical Poetry / General Religion / Christianity / General |
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