Plato or Plautus? (Jerome, Epist. XXII 30, 2)

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  • Neil Adkin

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https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.1994.v62.i1.422

Abstract


In Jerome’s account of his «dream» the manuscripts are divided between Plautus and Plato; all editors have preferred Plautus. It would seem however that the correct reading is Plato. The assumption is supported by Jerome’s low estimate of Plautus and by the likelihood that he read Plato to improve his Greek; Jerome will also have been eager to advertise his familiarity with Plato precisely because he had so little aptitude for philosophy. Finally Plato makes a better antithesis to scripture.

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Published

1994-06-30

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Adkin, N. (1994). Plato or Plautus? (Jerome, Epist. XXII 30, 2). Emerita, 62(1), 43–56. https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.1994.v62.i1.422

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