Augustine's De Genesi ad litteram and Horace's Satire 1.2

A previously undetected quotation from Horace, Satire 1, 2 in Augustine's De Gen. ad Litt. 9, 8 constitutes the most extensive elaboration of a Horatian passage in the writings of Augustine. Recognition of the borrowing not only clarifies the meaning and tone of the Augustinian passage, but also con...

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Author:Robert G. Babcock
Published: S.n., s.l., 1987
Volume:33
Pages:265 - 268
Language:English
Periodical:Revue des Études Augustiniennes
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Profane Latin authors > Horace
- Works > Exegetical works > De Genesi ad litteram > Gn. litt. 9 > Gn. litt. 9, 8
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Summary:A previously undetected quotation from Horace, Satire 1, 2 in Augustine's De Gen. ad Litt. 9, 8 constitutes the most extensive elaboration of a Horatian passage in the writings of Augustine. Recognition of the borrowing not only clarifies the meaning and tone of the Augustinian passage, but also confirmes the evidence presented by Hagendahl and O'Donnell suggesting that Augustine was reading Horace around the year 414 as groundwork for his writing of De civ. Dei.

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