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1. introduction: toward tyranny 1 2. imagining classics 11 3. from grammar to piety 39 4. displacement and excess: christianizing grammar 72 5. fear, boredom, and amusement: emotion and grammar 110 6. grammar and utopia 139 epilogue: christianization and narration 170 notes 175 works cited 245 index 261 acknowledgments 271 Contents This page intentionally left blank ...

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