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A Commentary on Augustine's De Cura Pro Mortuis Gerenda : Rhetoric in Practice / by Paula J A Commentary on Augustine’s De cura pro mortuis gerenda Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology Editorial Board Albert Rijksbaron Irene J.F. de Jong Caroline Kroon VOLUME 20 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/ascp A Commentary on Augustine’s De cura pro mortuis gerenda Rhetoric in Practice By Paula J. Rose LEIDEN • BOSTON 2013 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rose, Paula Johanna, 1968- A commentary on Augustine's De cura pro mortuis gerenda : rhetoric in practice / by Paula J. Rose. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-22822-1 (hardback : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-90-04-25128-1 (e-book : alk. paper) 1. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De cura pro mortuis gerenda. 2. Dead–Religious aspects–Christianity–Early works to 1800. 3. Burial–Early works to 1800. 4. Funeral rites and ceremonies–Early works to 1800. I. Title. BT826.R67 2013 236'.1–dc23 2013008429 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface. ISSN 1380-6068 ISBN 978-90-04-22822-1 (hardback) ISBN 978-90-04-25128-1 (e-book) Copyright 2013 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers and Martinus Nijhof Publishers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. CONTENTS Acknowledgements . ix Abbreviations. xi Preliminary Remarks . xv The Aim of This Commentary . xv The Structure of the Commentary . xvi The Lemmata. xvii The Author of De cura pro mortuis gerenda........................ xviii Late Latin. xviii The Text Edition by Zycha . xviii Division of the Text into Chapters and Sections . xx Prose Rhythm . xxi PART ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1. Epistolary Friendship . 3 1.1. Augustine’s Life at the Time of Writing De cura pro mortuis gerenda........................................................ 3 1.2. The Dating of De cura pro mortuis gerenda .................... 7 1.3. Paulinus of Nola . 12 1.4. Lady Flora . 19 2. Death, Burial and the Hereafter in Augustine’s Works . 25 2.1. A ‘Topography’ of the Hereafter: Metaphors of Space . 25 2.2. Tools for the Living: Prayers, the Eucharist and the Giving of Alms........................................................... 30 2.3. Depositio ad sanctos ........................................... 37 3. The Structure of De cura pro mortuis gerenda ..................... 45 3.1. Current Views . 46 3.2. Towards a New Interpretation. 49 3.3. Textual Coherence and Rhetorical Strategies . 52 vi contents PART TWO COMMENTARY What Is the Usefulness of Burial ad sanctos?.......................... 75 Introduction to Sections 1.1–1.3 . 75 Section 1.1 . 76 Section 1.2 . 96 Section 1.3 . 107 Worst-Case Scenario: No Burial at All. 115 Introduction to Sections 2.3–3.5 . 115 1. Between Virgil and Luke . 115 2. Putting the Value of Burial into Perspective. 116 3. Possible Inuence from Tusculanae Disputationes 1 . 117 Section 2.3 . 118 Section 2.4 . 132 Section 3.5 . 159 Burial ad sanctos: Interaction between Place and Prayer . 177 Introduction to Sections 4.6–5.7 . 177 1. Care for the Place of Burial. 177 2. The Relation between Soul and Body . 178 3. Refrigerium interim ....................................... 178 Section 4.6 . 179 Section 5.7 . 205 Attachment to the Body versus Care for the Soul . 221 Introduction to Sections 6.8–9.11 . 221 1. Martyrdom: Overcoming the Attachment to One’s Own Body ...................................................... 221 2. The Story of the Two Prophets in IIIRg. 13 . 223 3. The Story of IIIRg. 13 in Other Texts by Augustine . 224 4. God Allowing Evil . 225 Section 6.8 . 227 Section 7.9 . 241 Section 8.10 . 264 Section 9.11 . 278 contents vii What about a Request for Burial in a Dream?. 287 Introduction to Section 10.12 . 287 1. Section 10.12 as a Hinge in the Text. 287 2. The Structure of Section 10.12 . 289 3. Misled by the Deceased . 289 Section 10.12 . 291 Augustinus Narrator: Dreaming of the Deceased . 315 Introduction to Sections 11.13–13.15 . 315 1. The Structure of Sections 11.13–13.15 . 315 2. Visions: Between Appearance and Reality . 317 3. The Dreams in cura mort. 11.13: Internal Cause or External Source? . 320 4. Section 11.13: The Analogy of the Two Narratives . 321 5. Section 12.15: Wandering the Nether World . 326 Section 11.13 . 329 Section 12.14 . 346 Analysis of the Narrative in Section 12.15–13.15 . 354 1. The Narrative in Section 12.15: A Case of Multiple Complexity . 355 2. Discourse Modes . 356 3. Narratological Concepts . 358 4. Combined Narratological and Discourse-Linguistic Analysis . 360 5. Conclusion . 375 Section 12.15–13.15 . 376 Present Angels, Absent Deceased . 405 Introduction to Sections 13.16–15.18 . 405 1. Section 13.16: si rebus uiuentium interessent animae mortuorum …............................................. 405 2. Section 14.17: Abraham nesciuit nos ....................... 406 3. The Deceased Resting in Abraham’s Bosom . 407 4. Section 15.18: Exceptional Cases of Interaction between Dead and Living . 410 5. The Witch of Endor (IRg. 28: 3–25) . 410 6. The Story of IRg. 28 in Augustine’s Works. 412 Section 13.16 . ..
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