"Inclementi secare ferro"?: (Jerome, Epist. 40,1,1)
Jerome’s 40th letter opens by comparing the moralist to a surgeon. Here the phrase clementi secare ferro has been found problematical: recently Palla has maintained that clementi should be altered to inclementi. The present note endeavours to defend clementi on grounds of linguistic usage and of rhe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2015, Volume: 69, Issue: 3, Pages: 305-311 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Jerome
rhetoric
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| Summary: | Jerome’s 40th letter opens by comparing the moralist to a surgeon. Here the phrase clementi secare ferro has been found problematical: recently Palla has maintained that clementi should be altered to inclementi. The present note endeavours to defend clementi on grounds of linguistic usage and of rhetorical technique. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Contains: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341215 |