Some Classical References in Deus Caritas Est In reading through Pope Benedict XVI’s recent encyclical Deus Caritas Est, I came across the following references to classical writers. All citations Continue Reading →
Elisions in [Lactanti] Carmen De Passione Domini (Updated) Although the De Passione Domini is a fairly short hexameter poem (80 lines), it contains a rather high frequency of elisions. Out of the poem’s 80 lin Continue Reading →
The Cento Revisited It is well-known to students of Late Antique poetry that Vergil’s lines were could be dismembered, reassembled, and turned into something completely d Continue Reading →
