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This is a major new commentary on Jerome's Libellus de virginitate servanda , the first in any language to be devoted to this work. Written in Rome in 384, this treatise sets out the manner of life appropriate to a Christian virgin. It takes the form of a letter to a specific person, Eustochium, the teenage daughter of an aristocratic family, encouraging her to persevere in her intention of remaining a virgin. The Libellus , however, is more than just a friendly lecture on morality; it is an extensive academic treatise, forty-one chapters long, covering many aspects of virginity. Although the practice of unacknowledged quotation was common and acceptable throughout antiquity, Neil Adkin's commentary shows how far Jerome went in his borrowings from his Greek and Latin patristic predecessors and contemporaries, and also demonstrates how Jerome's brilliance as a writer enhanced his stolen material.Product Identifiers
PublisherFrancis Cairns Publications Ltd
ISBN-139780905205380
eBay Product ID (ePID)104202435
Product Key Features
Book TitleJerome on Virginity: a Commentary on the Libellus De Virginitate Servanda (Letter 22)
AuthorNeil Adkin
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicTheology, Literature, Religious History, Christianity
Publication Year2003
Number of Pages480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width134mm
Volume42
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Title_AuthorNeil Adkin
Series TitleArca, Classical and Medieval Texts, Papers and Monographs
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
