Augustine’s De civitate Dei

Text, Context and Reception

Volume editor Anthony Dupont Volume editor Marina Giani Volume editor Gert Partoens

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Extent: 529 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Series: Augustinus - Werk und Wirkung

Series volume number: 20

Language: English

Paperback (Forthcoming)

(October 2026)

ISBN: 9783506705433

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $144.00

The contributions collected in this volume share a common focus on Augustine’s De civitate Dei and its early medieval legacy, addressing a wide range of topics within this extended field of research. The volume is intended as a stimulus for a multidisciplinary approach (philological, literary, theological, and philosophical) to Augustine’s magnum opus and its early reception.

The structure of the volume is tripartite: Content and Themes, Manuscript Sources, and Afterlife. Each part explores the layered and dynamic complexity of De civitate Dei in its own right – be it the theological and literary architecture of the text, the arduous process of transmission, or its wide-ranging and at times ambivalent reception.

  • Volume editor Anthony Dupont
  • Volume editor Marina Giani
  • Volume editor Gert Partoens