The virgin and the bride : idealized womanhood in late antiquity /
Kate Cooper.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
- xii, 180 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-175) and index.
0674939492 (alk. paper)
Latin literature--History and criticism. Women and literature--Rome. Christian literature, Early--Latin authors--History and criticism. Christian hagiography--History--To 1500. Christianity and literature--Rome. Christian saints in literature. Literature and society--Rome. Married women in literature. Social values in literature. Virginity in literature. Women in literature. Women--Rome.