In Conf. IX 6,14, "reformare nostra deformia" corresponds to the Augustinian technical usage of "formo/reformo/deformis" much better than "formare n. d." which one finds in almost all current editions. In Conf. X 36,58, "se vindicare" means ‘to set oneself free’ (scil. from sins and temptations): Seneca’s exhortation to Lucilius in Epist. 1,1 is so evoked by Augustine in order to hint at the pride of pagan, and particularly Platonic, philosophers.
Pieri, B. (2016). "Reformare" e "vindicare": due note alle "Confessiones". EIKASMOS, 27, 247-261.
"Reformare" e "vindicare": due note alle "Confessiones"
PIERI, BRUNA
2016
Abstract
In Conf. IX 6,14, "reformare nostra deformia" corresponds to the Augustinian technical usage of "formo/reformo/deformis" much better than "formare n. d." which one finds in almost all current editions. In Conf. X 36,58, "se vindicare" means ‘to set oneself free’ (scil. from sins and temptations): Seneca’s exhortation to Lucilius in Epist. 1,1 is so evoked by Augustine in order to hint at the pride of pagan, and particularly Platonic, philosophers.File in questo prodotto:
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