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St. Augustine's Idea of Monasticism as Set Forth in his Correspondence
(Creighton University, 1931)
The purpose of this dissertation is to discover, from Augustine's own words, as expressed in his letters, as much as may he learned from direct statements about his views on the subjects of monasticism and the monastic ...
Possidius' Vita Sancti Augustini Episcopi: A Translation, with Introduction and Commentary
(Creighton University, 1951)
Very little is known of Possidius, the pious biographer of Augustine, aside from his relations with the saintly bishop. The first mention we have of him is in connection with the little monastery at Hippo, established by ...
Pope Gregory's Claim to Greatness as Shown in His Letters Book I
(Creighton University, 1949)
The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the letters of pope Gregory to discover if they show that he possessed certain mental and spiritual qualities which give him a claim to his title, "the Great." The qualities ...
Life of Saint Gregory the Great Written in Four Books by John the Deacon: A Translation and Commentary of Books I and II
(Creighton University, 1950)
Catholic scholars in the field of patristics have long felt the need for new translations of early Christian writers which not only convey faithfully and intelligibly the original message but also present a correct theological ...
Theodoret and the Greek Pagan Writers
(Creighton University, 1932-08-01)
The object of this thesis, entitled "Theodoret and the Greek Pagan Writers," has been to determine how much Theodoret, a Christian writer of the fourth and fifth centuries, knew about the Greek pagan writers in so far as ...
Cyprian the Attorney: Traces of Roman Legal Education Evidenced in St. Cyprian’s Letters
(Creighton University, 1941)
Little is known of the early history of Thascius Cyprianus, (born probably about 200 A.D. in or near Carthage) until the period of his intimacy with the Carthaginian presbyter Caecilius which led to his conversion 246 A.D. ...
The Value of Classical Allusions in Six of Milton’s Minor Poems (L’Allegro, Il Penseroso, Cornus, Lycldas, Samson Agonistes, and Arcades)
(Creighton University, 1933)
Classical allusions form so integral a part of Milton's poetry that one can scarcely conceive of the poems without them. Deprived of these allusions, the poetry would lose a large part of its charm; certainly it would lose ...
Some Major Figures of Speech in Lucretius
(Creighton University, 1938)
Figures of Speech In Lucretius' De Rerua Natura form such a vital part that one can scarcely conceive his great poem without them. Deprived of these many, beautiful and artistically written figures, the poem would lose ...
Greek Influence is Shelley
(Creighton University, 1933)
Shelley is deeply Indebted to Greece for his theory of art and philosophy of life. | As light, speeding from a distant planet, was once intercepted by a sufficiently delicate instrument and made to illuminate one of earth's ...
Some Major Figures of Speech in the "De Beata Vita” of St. Augustine
(Creighton University, 1948)
St, Augustine was firmly grounded In classical tradition yet the powerful Influence of rhetoric on literature resulted in his use of vivid and picturesque modes of expression. |In the "De Beata Vita" this picturesqueness ...