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Charles Norris Cochrane (1889–1945)

Autor/a de Christianity and Classical Culture

6 obres 382 Membres 3 Ressenyes 2 preferits

Obres de Charles Norris Cochrane

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Data de naixement
1889-08-21
Data de defunció
1945-11-23
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
Canada
Educació
University of Oxford (Corpus Christi)
University of Toronto
Professions
historian
philosopher
Organitzacions
University of Toronto

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Very smart, long-range study. I read it primarily to prepare for teaching Augustine, and those chapters were truly excellent. Cochrane's chapters on lesser lights were also solid, as best I could tell.

But I very much, having considered at length the intellectual merits of Cochrane's not to be excelled argument, which deftly intertwines thinking both classical Roman and early Christian, regret that, when considering how such an argument ought to be presented to hoi polloi, the conclusion that of all forms by far and away the best was ultra-Latinate prose, replete with clauses in places distracting and, for English, unnatural, was reached by our author.

It's a fucker of thing to read on the train.
… (més)
 
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stillatim | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Oct 23, 2020 |
Fabulous account of Christian Europe's foundations. As helpful as Auden is said to have found it, not to mention Lesslie Newbigin.
 
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ted_newell | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jun 20, 2015 |
A fascinating examination of the cultural weaknesses that flowed from Rome's pagan culture, contrasted with the culture that flowed from the new Christian faith.
 
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johnredmond | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Nov 29, 2010 |

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Obres
6
Membres
382
Popularitat
#63,245
Valoració
4.2
Ressenyes
3
ISBN
9
Llengües
2
Preferit
2

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