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Die Beiträge zur Altertumskunde enthalten Monographien, Sammelbände, Editionen, Übersetzungen und Kommentare zu Themen aus den Bereichen Klassische, Mittel- und Neulateinische Philologie, Alte Geschichte, Archäologie, Antike Philosophie sowie Nachwirken der Antike bis in die Neuzeit. Dadurch leistet die Reihe einen umfassenden Beitrag zur Erschließung klassischer Literatur und zur Forschung im gesamten Gebiet der Altertumswissenschaften.
Chapter
The Fictional Contract (Rome)
The Fictional Contract (Rome)
The Cobweb and the Rainbow (Plutarch)
The Cobweb and the Rainbow (Plutarch)
II Augustine: A Restless Farewell. Renouncing Ficta in Late Antiquity
II Augustine: A Restless Farewell. Renouncing Ficta in Late Antiquity
The Wounds of Imagination
The Wounds of Imagination
3 The Figures of the Spirit
3 The Figures of the Spirit
The Bible: Tropes and Mysteries
The Bible: Tropes and Mysteries
4 In the Heat of the Battle
4 In the Heat of the Battle
5 “Set me free, O God, from that multitude of speech”
5 “Set me free, O God, from that multitude of speech”
III Oblique Speech: Implementations of Allegory in Late Roman Learned Culture
III Oblique Speech: Implementations of Allegory in Late Roman Learned Culture
1 Lactantius: Christian Eloquence
1 Lactantius: Christian Eloquence
2 Servius: The Grammarian’s Gaze
2 Servius: The Grammarian’s Gaze
3 Macrobius: Narratio fabulosa
3 Macrobius: Narratio fabulosa
The Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
The Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
4 Martianus Capella: A Hopeless Mess
4 Martianus Capella: A Hopeless Mess
Showy Fiction, Naked Learning
Showy Fiction, Naked Learning
5 Fulgentius: Mythographer and Mythoclast
5 Fulgentius: Mythographer and Mythoclast
6 Boethius: The Maieutics of Consolation
6 Boethius: The Maieutics of Consolation
The Limits of Imagination
The Limits of Imagination
IV Poeta Christianus: From Ficta to Facta in Early Christian Poetry
IV Poeta Christianus: From Ficta to Facta in Early Christian Poetry
2 Paulinus and Proba: “A Greater Order”
2 Paulinus and Proba: “A Greater Order”
3 Prudentius: Dreams and Demons
3 Prudentius: Dreams and Demons
4 Biblical Epic Poetry: The Orthodoxy of Paraphrase
4 Biblical Epic Poetry: The Orthodoxy of Paraphrase
Sedulius: The Food of Poetry
Sedulius: The Food of Poetry
V Epilogue: Ecclesia Triumphans. Fiction and Figuration on the Threshold of the Middle Ages
V Epilogue: Ecclesia Triumphans. Fiction and Figuration on the Threshold of the Middle Ages
3 The Glory of the Mirror
3 The Glory of the Mirror
Appendix: Original Quotations
Appendix: Original Quotations