Jerome and the monastic clergy : a commentary on letter 52 to Nepotian, with introduction, text, and translation / / by Andrew Cain.

In Jerome and the Monastic Clergy , Andrew Cain provides the first full-scale commentary on the famous Letter to Nepotian, in which Jerome articulates his radical plan for imposing a strict ascetic code of conduct on the contemporary clergy. Cain comprehensively addresses stylistic, literary, histor...

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Superior document:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; 119
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; 119.
Physical Description:1 online resource (340 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Other title:Ad Nepotianum presbyterum.
Summary:In Jerome and the Monastic Clergy , Andrew Cain provides the first full-scale commentary on the famous Letter to Nepotian, in which Jerome articulates his radical plan for imposing a strict ascetic code of conduct on the contemporary clergy. Cain comprehensively addresses stylistic, literary, historical, text-critical and other issues of interpretive interest. Accompanying the commentary is an introduction which situates the Letter in the broader context of its author’s life and work and exposes its fundamental propagandistic dimensions. The revised critical Latin text and the new facing-page translation will make the Letter more accessible than ever before and will provide a reliable textual apparatus for future scholarship on this key writing by one of the most prolific authors in Latin antiquity.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004244387
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Andrew Cain.