Is considered the traditional view that Prosper of Aquitaine, an important writer of the history of Augustine’s doctrine in the fifth century, had expertise in Greek language and direct knowledge of the Works of Basil of Caesarea. Opinion rests on two arguments concerning the Works of Prosper: De ingratis carmen (verses 862-879), composed to refute the error of the Pelagians and Semipelagians, and the Liber sententiarum (sent. 118; 239; 392), which contains brief extracts from the Works of Augustine. In particular, De ingratis seems to have reflected the Homilia in hexaëmeron 1,3,3-5 of Basil; the Liber, sent. 392, with the sermon de morte of Symeon Metaphrastes extracted from the Works of Basil. But these arguments, in fact inconsistent, here are demolished, not endorsing the Prosper’s familiarity with the writings of Basil or other Greek authors.
Prospero di Aquitania e la sua conoscenza della lingua greca
BARBARA, Maria Antonietta
2013-01-01
Abstract
Is considered the traditional view that Prosper of Aquitaine, an important writer of the history of Augustine’s doctrine in the fifth century, had expertise in Greek language and direct knowledge of the Works of Basil of Caesarea. Opinion rests on two arguments concerning the Works of Prosper: De ingratis carmen (verses 862-879), composed to refute the error of the Pelagians and Semipelagians, and the Liber sententiarum (sent. 118; 239; 392), which contains brief extracts from the Works of Augustine. In particular, De ingratis seems to have reflected the Homilia in hexaëmeron 1,3,3-5 of Basil; the Liber, sent. 392, with the sermon de morte of Symeon Metaphrastes extracted from the Works of Basil. But these arguments, in fact inconsistent, here are demolished, not endorsing the Prosper’s familiarity with the writings of Basil or other Greek authors.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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