Queens of a Fallen World The Lost Women of Augustine’s Confessions

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9781399807968
  • 30 maart 2023
  • 304 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

The powerful and surprising story of the four remarkable women who changed Augustine's life - and history - forever.



'A brilliant new take' Janina Ramirez, author of Femina

'A masterpiece of the historian's art' Peter Brown, author of Augustine of Hippo


The powerful and surprising story of the four remarkable women who changed Augustine's life - and history - forever.

While many know of St Augustine and the Confessions, few know of the women whose hopes and dreams shaped his early life: his mother, Monnica of Thagaste; his lover; his fiancée; and Justina, the troubled empress of ancient Rome. Drawing upon their depictions in the Confessions, historian Kate Cooper skilfully reconstructs their lives against the backdrop of the late Roman Empire to paint a vivid portrait of the turbulent society they and Augustine moved through. She shows how despite their often precarious position, these women tried in their different ways to influence the world around them and argues that Augustine did not end his engagement because he was called by God, but because he considered the potential marriage to be an unforgiveable betrayal of his lover.

Vividly written and drawing on extensive new research, Queens of a Fallen World is essential reading for those looking for a new understanding not only of Augustine, but also of the women who shaped his life with consequences that were to change Christianity for centuries to come.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
30 maart 2023
Aantal pagina's
304

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Kate Cooper
Hoofduitgeverij
John Murray Publishers Ltd

Overige kenmerken

Product breedte
164 mm
Product hoogte
32 mm
Product lengte
236 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
164 mm
Verpakking hoogte
32 mm
Verpakking lengte
236 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
500 g

EAN

EAN
9781399807968
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Bindwijze : Hardcover

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 26 euro en 46 cent. De meest getoonde prijs is 27 euro en 99 cent. Je bespaart 5%.
Je bespaart 5%
Uiterlijk 12 juni in huis
Verkoop door MyBoeken.nl
8,4
  • Bestellen en betalen via bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door MyBoeken.nl
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Wettelijke garantie via MyBoeken.nl