The shadows of poetry : Vergil in the mind of Augustine
Imperial 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 w
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List of illustrations
Preface
I. "Their renowned poet"
II. "The scent of a rose": Language and grammar between Pagans and Christians
III. "The tears run down in vain": Emotions, soul, and body
IV. "Gods of our homeland": The nature of true and false worship
V. "The high walls of Rome": The city on Earth and the heavenly city
Epilogue
Select bibliography
Index of ancient and late antique texts
General index
Earlier versions of three chapters were presented as a Christian Gauss Seminar in Criticism, Princeton University, winter of 1994
English
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