The virgin and the bride : idealized womanhood in late antiquity / Kate Cooper.

Author/creator Cooper, Kate, 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
Descriptionxii, 180 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Latin literature--History and criticism.
Women and literature--Italy. --Rome. --History.
Christian literature, Early--Latin authors. --History and criticism.
Christianity and literature--Italy. --Rome. --History.
Christian women saints in literature.
Literature and society--Italy. --Rome. --History.
Married women in literature.
Social values in literature.
Virginity in literature.
Women in literature.
Women--Italy. --Rome. --History.
Rome (Italy)--History. --Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-175) and index.
LCCN 96002256
ISBN0674939492 (alk. paper)