Ad domanda gravia mala multarum gentium: Liberating or Repressing Rome? On Translating De Civitate Dei V, 13, 4-5

Authors

  • José Patricio Domínguez Valdés Universidad de Los Andes (Chile)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.44.01

Keywords:

translation, De civitate Dei, Augustine, providence, Rome

Abstract

The brief article compares many modern translations of a key passage of De civitate Dei V and shows that the correct translation is the one which emphasizes Augustine’s negative concept of Rome, as it is proposed throughout this work

Author Biography

José Patricio Domínguez Valdés, Universidad de Los Andes (Chile)

Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad de los Andes, Chile.

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Domínguez Valdés, J. P. (2019). Ad domanda gravia mala multarum gentium: Liberating or Repressing Rome? On Translating De Civitate Dei V, 13, 4-5. Onomázein, (44), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.7764/onomazein.44.01

Issue

No. 44: 2019

Section

Articles

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