A commentary on Augustine's De cura pro mortuis gerenda [electronic resource] : rhetoric in practice / by Paula J. Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Paula Johanna, 1968-

Series:

Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology 20.

Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burial--Early works to 1800.

Burial.

Dead--Religious aspects--Christianity--Early works to 1800.

Dead.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Early works to 1800.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De cura pro mortuis gerenda.

Augustine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (644 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front Matter / Paula J. Rose

Epistolary Friendship / Paula J. Rose

Death, Burial and the Hereafter in Augustine’s Works / Paula J. Rose

The Structure of De cura pro mortuis gerenda / Paula J. Rose

What Is the Usefulness of Burial ad sanctos? / Paula J. Rose

Worst-Case Scenario: No Burial at All / Paula J. Rose

Burial ad sanctos: Interaction between Place and Prayer / Paula J. Rose

Attachment to the Body versus Care for the Soul / Paula J. Rose

What about a Request for Burial in a Dream? / Paula J. Rose

Augustinus Narrator: Dreaming of the Deceased / Paula J. Rose

Present Angels, Absent Deceased / Paula J. Rose

Asking an Expert: John of Lycopolis / Paula J. Rose

Burial ad sanctos: An Incentive for Recommending the Deceased / Paula J. Rose

Bibliography / Paula J. Rose

Indexes / Paula J. Rose.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25128-6

OCLC:

845402778

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004251281 DOI