Ambrose of Milan : church and court in a Christian capital / Neil McLynn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLynn, Neil, 1960-

Series:

Transformation of the classical heritage ; 22.

The Transformation of the classical heritage ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397.

Ambrose.

Church and state--Rome.

Church and state.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 406 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1994]

Summary:

In this new and illuminating interpretation of Ambrose, bishop of Milan from 374 to 397, Neil McLynn thoroughly sifts the evidence surrounding this very difficult personality. The result is a richly detailed interpretation of Ambrose's actions and writings that penetrates the bishop's painstaking presentation of self. McLynn succeeds in revealing Ambrose's manipulation of events without making him too Machiavellian. Having synthesized the vast complex of scholarship available on the late fourth century, McLynn also presents an impressive study of the politics and history of the Christian church and the Roman Empire in that period. Admirably and logically organized, the book traces the chronology of Ambrose's public activity and reconstructs important events in the fourth century. McLynn's zesty, lucid prose gives the reader a clear understanding of the complexities of Ambrose's life and career and of late Roman government.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [379]-395) and index.

ISBN:

0520084616

OCLC:

29668203