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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| Gepubliceerd in: |
S.n.,
s.l.,
1995
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| Volume: | 9 |
| Pagina's: | 1-23 |
| Tijdschrift: | Literature and theology |
| Nummer: | 1 |
| Formaat: | Article |
| Onderwerp: | -
Biografie
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Relaties en Bronnen
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Sint Monica / Ouders van Augustinus
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Monica (Monnica)
- Biografie > Relaties en Bronnen > [Platonisme. Néo-platonisme] > Platonisme van Varro, Cicero en Vergilius > Vergilius |
| Status: | Active |
| Samenvatting: | 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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Aeneas