Authorised lives in early Christian biography

between Eusebius and Augustine

Introduction: biography and typology (p. 1-24) 1. Constantine: the authorised life (p. 25-57) 2. Gregory and Basil: a double life (p. 58-100) 3. Antony and jerome: life on the edge (p. 101-147) 4. Augustine: the life of the mind (p. 148-185) 5. The end of sacred history (p. 186-222) Conclusion: auth...

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Author:Michael Stuart Williams
Published: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008
Series:Cambridge Classical Studies
Language:English
Total Pages:XI + 262
ISBN:978-0-521-89490-6
Format:Book
Topic:- Biography > Person and Life > Specialized biographical studies > self-understanding of Augustine
- Biography > Person and Life > Conversion / Baptism > Conversion > literary evocation
- Biography > Relations and Sources > Greek Christian writers > Anthony of the desert - Life of Anthony
- Works > Confessiones > Topics > [Modèles narratifs]
- Works > Confessiones > Topics > Providence
- Works > Confessiones > Topics > [Théologie autobiographique / narrative]
Status:Active
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Summary:Introduction: biography and typology (p. 1-24) 1. Constantine: the authorised life (p. 25-57) 2. Gregory and Basil: a double life (p. 58-100) 3. Antony and jerome: life on the edge (p. 101-147) 4. Augustine: the life of the mind (p. 148-185) 5. The end of sacred history (p. 186-222) Conclusion: authorised lives (p. 223-235) Bibliography (p. 236-259) - General index (p. 260-262)

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