The Prosopopoeia of Church as Mother in Augustine's Psalmus Contra Partem Donati

The Psalmus should be viewed as a more sophisticated composition than it is often assumed to be: Augustine strives for, and achieves a deeper level of feeling, at least in the prosopopoeia of the Church as mother, than is to be found in most jingles.

Bibliographic Details
Author:Carl P. E. Springer
Published: S.n., s.l., 1987
Volume:18
Pages:52-65
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Platonism of Varro, Cicero and Virgil > Cicero > Rhetoric
- Works > Augustine writer > Rhetoric. Dialectic > Christian rhetoric
- Works > Anti-Donatist Works > Psalmus contra partem Donati, Psalmus abecedarius > Psalmus contra partem Donati
- Doctrine > From man to God > Jesus Christ. Redemption. Sacraments. Church. Grace. Mariology. > [Cité de Dieu. Ecclésiologie] > [Église : thèmes]
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:The Psalmus should be viewed as a more sophisticated composition than it is often assumed to be: Augustine strives for, and achieves a deeper level of feeling, at least in the prosopopoeia of the Church as mother, than is to be found in most jingles.

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