Subjects
Aeneas (Legendary character) in literature, Aeneis (Virgil), Augustine (Saint -- Bishop of Hippo), Confessiones (Augustinus)
Abstract
In his Confessions, St. Augustine draws a parallel between his own conversion to Christianity and Dido’s suicide in Vergil’s Aeneid. This paper traces the many connections between Dido’s suicide and Augustine’s conversion and suggests that his use of the conventions of her story would have appealed to pagans and thus furthered his effort to broaden the Christian faithful.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13117
Recommended Citation
Oberst, Jennifer S.
(1990)
"The Use of Vergil's Aeneid In St. Augustine's Confessions,"
Anthós Journal (1990-1996): Vol. 1:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anthos_archives/vol1/iss1/10
