Tertullian: A Historical and Literary Study Review

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(More customer reviews)Tertullian's thought and life come alive in this marvellous study. Written during the revisionist fashion in the 1960's, the book is still required reading. The text is very readable, and extremely detailed, containing more than enough references to take a newcomer to the critical literature. The starting point for any English speaker wanting to know about Tertullian, although not all of his views have found acceptance.

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Tertullian lived and wrote in Roman Carthage during the reigns of Septimus Severus (193-211) and his son Caracalla (211-217).His voluminous tracts and pamphlets reveal the atmosphere of early Christianity in an era of persecution. The author sets Tertullian's writings within a chronological and historical framework, then uses them to interpret Tertullian's intellectial development, his reaction to the society in which he lived, and his place in Latin literature.

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A. Persi Flacci et D. Iuni Iuuenalis Saturae (Oxford Classical Texts) Review

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(More customer reviews)A great book for collectors, if you are into latin classical books, this is must. An unusual book to have and great for those who like me enjoy building impressive libraries.

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Two highly influential writers of satirical poetry in the early Roman Empire, Persius and Juvenal are universally admired and enjoyed for the mordant wit and biting irony with which they exposed contemporary life and abuses under the notorious emperors Nero and Domitian. This new and revised edition--the first since the original publication in 1959--conveniently brings together both poets in a single volume, and contains, along with a freshly amended version of the text, a concise apparatus criticus at the foot of each page and a full Preface, giving a comprehensive overview of the state of the text in light of recent scholarship.

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