Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
St. Augustine: Aeneas' Antitype, Monica's Boy
Z. develops typological links between Augustine and Aeneas in their relationships with their mothers. "Monica becoms for Augustine a Christian antitype of what Venus was for Virgil's epic: A God or goddess, guiding her wandering son" (p. 15). Augustine's use of the classical canon, however, could ha...
| Auteur: | Eric J. Ziolkowski |
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| Publié: |
S.n.,
s.l.,
1995
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| Volume: | 9 |
| Pages: | 1-23 |
| Périodique: | Literature and theology |
| Nombre: | 1 |
| Format: | Article |
| Sujet: | -
Biographie
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Relations et Sources
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Sainte Monique / Parents d'Augustin
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Monique (Monnica)
- Biographie > Relations et Sources > Platonisme. Néo-platonisme > Platonisme de Varron, Cicéron et Virgile > Virgile |
| Statut: | Active |
| Résumé: | Z. develops typological links between Augustine and Aeneas in their relationships with their mothers. "Monica becoms for Augustine a Christian antitype of what Venus was for Virgil's epic: A God or goddess, guiding her wandering son" (p. 15). Augustine's use of the classical canon, however, could hardly extend to such a raw acceptance of its terminology, as if neither he nor his way of speaking were converted to Christ. |
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