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

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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