Inclementi secare ferro? (Jerome, Epist. 40,1,1)
Vigiliae Christianae, May 8, 2015
Jerome’s 40th letter opens by comparing the moralist to a surgeon. Here the phrase clementi secar... more Jerome’s 40th letter opens by comparing the moralist to a surgeon. Here the phrase clementi secare ferro has been found problematical: recently Palla has maintained that clementi should be altered to inclementi. The present note endeavours to defend clementi on grounds of linguistic usage and of rhetorical technique.
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