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- catalog abstract ""The City of God, written in the aftermath of the Gothic sack of Rome in A.D. 410, is the most influential of Augustine's works. It played a decisive role in the formation of the culture of the Christian West. Gerard O'Daly's book is the first comprehensive modern guide to it in any language." "The book should prove of value to Augustine's wide readership among students of late antiquity, theologians, philosophers, medievalists, Renaissance scholars, and historians of art and iconography."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "City of God".
- catalog contributor b11023013.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""The City of God, written in the aftermath of the Gothic sack of Rome in A.D. 410, is the most influential of Augustine's works. It played a decisive role in the formation of the culture of the Christian West. Gerard O'Daly's book is the first comprehensive modern guide to it in any language." "The book should prove of value to Augustine's wide readership among students of late antiquity, theologians, philosophers, medievalists, Renaissance scholars, and historians of art and iconography."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Cities Real and Desired -- 2. The Making of the Book -- 3. The Apologetic Tradition -- 4. The Theme of the Two Cities -- 5. The Structure of the Work -- 6. 'Where Were the Gods?': Books 1-5 -- 7. Varro, Platonists, and Demons: Books 6-10 -- 8. Creation, the Fall, and the Regime of the Passions: Books 11-14 -- 9. The History of the Two Cities: Books 15-18 -- 10. Final Destinations: Books 19-22 -- 11. Influences and Sources -- 12. The Place of the City of God in Augustine's Writings -- App. A. The Title De Civitate Dei -- App. B. Manuscripts and Editions -- App. C. 'Breviculus', 'Capitula', and 'Canon' -- App. D. The Chronology in City 18. 54.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-307) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "xii, 323 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0198263546".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; a New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "239/.3 21".
- catalog subject "Apologetics.".
- catalog subject "Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De civitate Dei.".
- catalog subject "BR65.A65 O33 1999".
- catalog subject "Kingdom of God.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Cities Real and Desired -- 2. The Making of the Book -- 3. The Apologetic Tradition -- 4. The Theme of the Two Cities -- 5. The Structure of the Work -- 6. 'Where Were the Gods?': Books 1-5 -- 7. Varro, Platonists, and Demons: Books 6-10 -- 8. Creation, the Fall, and the Regime of the Passions: Books 11-14 -- 9. The History of the Two Cities: Books 15-18 -- 10. Final Destinations: Books 19-22 -- 11. Influences and Sources -- 12. The Place of the City of God in Augustine's Writings -- App. A. The Title De Civitate Dei -- App. B. Manuscripts and Editions -- App. C. 'Breviculus', 'Capitula', and 'Canon' -- App. D. The Chronology in City 18. 54.".
- catalog title "Augustine's City of God : a reader's guide / Gerard O'Daly.".
- catalog title "City of God".
- catalog type "text".