Cassiodorus: Institutions of Divine and Secular Learning and On the Soul. Translated by James W. Halporn. Introduction by Mark Vessey
Cassiodorus’Institutions are a significant work for our understanding of the sixth century and the transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, as also for their importance in the Middle Ages. Vessey's lengthy introduction places the Institutions within the broad context of Cassiodorus’ l...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 449-450 |
| Review of: | Institutions of divine and secular learning and On the soul (Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2004) (Stancliffe, Clare)
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| Summary: | Cassiodorus’Institutions are a significant work for our understanding of the sixth century and the transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, as also for their importance in the Middle Ages. Vessey's lengthy introduction places the Institutions within the broad context of Cassiodorus’ life and of the evolution of a Christian education; and all this is done within a review of the last seventy years of scholarship on the subject. This provides an up-to-date and stimulating read, although Vessey's tendency to circle round issues rather than present a linear exposition can make his own views maddeningly unclear: for instance, over whether the nine codices of the Bible represent nine physical manuscripts in Cassiodorus’ library, or not (pp. 49–51). |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flm195 |