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AMBROSE: DE OFFICIIS
EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION, TRANSLATION, AND COMMENTARY (TWO VOLUME SET) |
| By: |
Ambrose, Ivor J. Davidson (Trans) |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£490.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199245789 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199245789 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
28 February, 2002 |
| Series: |
Oxford Early Christian Studies |
| Pages: |
1014 |
| Translated from: |
Latin |
| Description: |
The De Officiis of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (c.AD 339-397) is a key text of early Christian literature. Based on a work by the Roman writer, Cicero, it presents the first systematic account of Christian ethics. Volume 1 of this edition offers an introduction, the Latin text, and translation, whilst Volume 2 gives a full commentary. It is the first full-length study of Ambrose's work written in English in modern times. |
| Synopsis: |
The De officiis of Ambrose of Milan (c. 339-397) is one of the most important texts of Latin Patristic literature. Modelled on the De Officiis of Cicero, it sets out Ambrose's ethical vision for his clergy, synthesizing ancient Stoic assumptions on virtue and expediency with Biblical patterns of humility, charity, and self-denial to present a paradigm of a church hierarchy capable of making the right impact on its social world. Ambrose aspires to demonstrate that the age of profound principles is now available. This new edition constitutes the first Modern English translation of Ambrose's Latin. The Text and Translation in Volume 1 are accompanied by a detailed Commentary (Volume 2) that concentrates on Ambrose's debts to Cicero and his attempts to renovate his philosophical inheritance. An extensive Introduction analyses his ethical ideals and sets them in their social context. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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