
Jerome's Epitaph on Paula: A Commentary on the Epitaphium Sanctae Paulae with
A Commentary on the Epitaphium Sanctae Paulae with an Introduction, Text, and Translation
By: Andrew Cain (Editor)
Hardcover | 18 July 2013
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The Epitaphium is one of the core primary texts on female spirituality (both real and idealized) in Late Antiquity, and it also is one of Jerome's crowning literary achievements, yet until now it has not received the depth of scholarly analysis that only a proper commentary can afford. This book presents the first full-scale commentary on this monumental work in any language. Cain accesses a very extensive array of ancient sources to fully contextualize the Epitaphium and he comprehensively addresses stylistic, literary, historical, topographical, theological, text-critical and other issues of interpretive interest, including relevant matters of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin philology. Considerable effort also is expended on extricating the elusive Paula of history from the sticky web of Jerome's idealized hagiographic construct of her. Accompanying the commentary is an introduction which situates the Epitaphium in the broader context of its author's life and work and exposes its various
propagandistic dimensions. The critical Latin text and the facing-page translation will make the Epitaphium more accessible than ever before and will provide a reliable textual apparatus for future scholarship on this key Hieronymian writing.
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this scholarly tour de force ... In addition to his groundbreaking interpretation of the Epitaphium, Cain provides a rich picture of Jeromes spiritual, spatial, and intellectual world. We see the scholar, the apologist, the rhetorician, the ascetic, and even the genuinely bereft mourner at work. As Jerome composed a fitting memorial for Paula, Cain has produced a long-lasting monument to Jerome * Matthew Kraus, Society of Biblical Literature *
This work is a monumental achievement and a testament to the quality of the series Oxford Early Christian Texts. The author and series editors are to be congratulated upon bringing this ancient work to light in such rich detail, which more than justifies its relative costliness. Like any well-written commentary, it is no easy read, but the readers efforts are more than repaid, as this is a work to which one can return again and again, uncovering some new treasure each time. * Bronwen Neil, Project Muse *
ISBN: 9780199672608
ISBN-10: 0199672601
Series: Oxford Early Christian Texts
Published: 18th July 2013
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 512
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Oxford University Press UK
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 24.0 x 16.7 x 4.1
Weight (kg): 1.04
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