Abstract
This thesis studies the creation of identities and the role women play in Jerome’s socio-political, scholarly and eschatologically-oriented theology for Rome. It extends understanding of Jerome’s self-representation. Women gain new forms of agency while retaining traditional patronage powers.
Chapter 1 contextualises the argument in modern scholarship, both critiquing and drawing on feminist and poststructuralist readings. Chapter 2 tests the utility of Carlon’s taxonomy of women by comparing Jerome’s letters to Pliny’s. Chapters 3–6 map Jerome’s construction of virgins, wives and matrons, identifying ways women exercise agency and shape Jerome’s discourse. Chapter 7 concludes the study and points to potential further research.
Chapter 1 contextualises the argument in modern scholarship, both critiquing and drawing on feminist and poststructuralist readings. Chapter 2 tests the utility of Carlon’s taxonomy of women by comparing Jerome’s letters to Pliny’s. Chapters 3–6 map Jerome’s construction of virgins, wives and matrons, identifying ways women exercise agency and shape Jerome’s discourse. Chapter 7 concludes the study and points to potential further research.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Publication status | Unpublished - 2014 |
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