A Commentary on Augustine's De cura pro mortuis gerenda: Rhetoric in Practice
Author:   Paula Rose
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   20
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9789004228221


Pages:   622
Publication Date:   17 May 2013
Format:   Hardback
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A Commentary on Augustine's De cura pro mortuis gerenda: Rhetoric in Practice


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In De cura pro mortuis gerenda Augustine interweaves an assessment of burial near the memorial of a martyr with a series of dream narratives. The seeming lack of coherence between argument and narrative in this treatise has puzzled many scholars. Combining an analysis of the overall structure of the argument and a detailed philological commentary, this study shows that Augustine’s text forms a well-composed unity. The study is based on discourse-linguistic and narratological concepts as well as an analysis of the global structure of the narratives. Relying on this combined approach Rose demonstrates how Augustine explores the full breadth of his narrative material in the service of his argument. In addition, this book situates Augustine’s text in its cultural-historical context.

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Author:   Paula Rose
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   20
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.076kg
ISBN:  

9789004228221


ISBN 10:   9004228225
Pages:   622
Publication Date:   17 May 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Language:   English, Latin

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Abbreviations Preliminary remarks General Introduction 1. Epistolary friendship 2. Death, burial and the hereafter in Augustine’s works 3. The structure of De cura pro mortuis gerenda What is the usefulness of burial ad sanctos? Worst-case scenario: no burial at all Burial ad sanctos: interaction between place and prayer Attachment to the body versus care for the soul What about a request for burial in a dream? Augustinus narrator: dreaming of the deceased Present angels, absent deceased Asking an expert: John of Lycopolis Burial ad sanctos: an incentive for recommending the deceased Bibliography Index of Latin words

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Paula J. Rose wrote her dissertation on Augustine’s De cura pro mortuis gerenda at the VU University of Amsterdam. She is a teacher of Classics at Sint Bonifatius College in Utrecht.

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