Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus - On Jealousy and Envy

Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus: O hněvu a závisti Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus: On Jealousy and Envy ThDr. Ladislava Říhová, Ph.D. The aim of this diploma thesis was to undertake a critical reflection of one of the lesser known works of the Bishop of Carthago, Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus. This is the writing De zelo et livore - On Jealousy and Envy. The position of this text, not only in the context of another Cyprian's work, but also in the context of his other life's destiny, is so controversial, that we considered as necessary to subject the circumstances of its genesis to the necessary historical analysis. It is, together with information about Cyprian's life and work, the main content of Section I. This is followed by the actual text of De zelo et livore, which is presented in the work in the form of a clear Latin-Czech bilingual text with regard to the fact that the Czech translation of the writing is not still at diposal. The translation is provided by an introduction to the historical circumstances of the genesis (chapter 4) and by a treatise about the literary genre and structure of the text, as well as by the necessary critical apparatus. The last part of the thesis is a theological commentary (III), which includes mainly the analysis of the main motives of the writing. Therefore, in the..