Jordanus of Saxony's Vita S. Augustini the Source for John Capgrave's Life of St Augustine
“Habent sua fata libelli.” This often-quoted line from the work of the North African grammarian Terentianus Maurus can safely be applied to two biographies of St. Augustine written by two men outstanding in the literary world of their age. They are Jordanus of Saxony (1300–1380 ca.) and John Capgrav...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1943
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Traditio
Year: 1943, Volume: 1, Pages: 341-353 |
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Summary: | “Habent sua fata libelli.” This often-quoted line from the work of the North African grammarian Terentianus Maurus can safely be applied to two biographies of St. Augustine written by two men outstanding in the literary world of their age. They are Jordanus of Saxony (1300–1380 ca.) and John Capgrave (1393–1464). |
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ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Traditio
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900017578 |