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The Shadows of Poetry

Vergil in the Mind of Augustine [Hardback]

by Sabine MacCormack

    • Author

      Sabine MacCormack

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      University of California Press

    • Published

      June 1998

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      Product Description

      This text argues that if the making of the Latin Middle Ages could be captured in a single dialogue, the encounter between Vergil (70-19 BC), the greatest Roman poet, and Augustine of Hippo (356-430 AD), teacher of rhetoric and Christian bishop, would aptly illustrate the historical moment. Sabine MacCormack argues that Augustine's reckoning with the complex cultural legacy of Vergil is reflected in an array of influential texts, including his early philosophical dialogues, the "Confessiones", and the prose epic "De civitate dei". Throughout his long life, Augustine returned to Vergil as one of a handful of authors who defined what was worth understanding and why, and he used Vergil in formulating many of his own arguments. In this text, MacCormack captures the intellectual and religious encounter between Augustine and Vergil. She opens a door not merely on the formation and content of Augustine's ideas, but also on the meaning of Vergil's poetry at a time of political and religious change.

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      • Author

        Sabine MacCormack

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        University of California Press

      • Published

        June 1998

      • Weight

        686g

      • Page Count

        273

      • Dimensions

        163 x 245 x 26 mm

      • ISBN

        9780520211872

      • ISBN-10

        0520211871

      • Eden Code

        1192139

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      • Author/Creator: Sabine MacCormack

      • ISBN: 9780520211872

      • Publisher: University of California Press

      • Release Date: June 1998

      • Weight: 686g

      • Dimensions: 163 x 245 x 26 mm

      • Eden Code: 1192139

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