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...
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| 言語: | 英語 |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1998.
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| シリーズ: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
26. |
| オンライン･アクセス: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9228 |
目次:
- 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.