Reading Agnes: The Rhetoric of Gender in Ambrose and Prudentius

Readings of two late fourth-century versions of the tale of the virgin martyr Agnes illumine the place of gender within a late ancient Christian discourse that locates itself in complex relation to both a Christian and a classical past. In Ambrose's account, the tale of Agnes, juxtaposed with t...

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Main Author: Burrus, Virginia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 1995
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-46
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