Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Pietas 9
7. 2 Auctores Pietatis: Classical and Christian Ideas of Pietas 21
8. 3 History: Pietas and Roman Destiny 61
9. 4 Governance: Royal and Ecclesiastical Pietas in the Middle Ages 93
10. 5 Love: Dido and Pietas in the Early Renaissance 127
11. 6 War: Turnus and Pietas in the Later Renaissance 161
12. 7 Heredes Pietatis: Pietas and Piety in the Work of John Dryden 205
13. Conclusion 255
14. Notes 261
15. Selected Bibliography 305
16. Index of Words and Phrases 329
17. General Index 333