Describes a late fifth- or early sixth-century work, written at a bishop's urgent request, that sets out ideals of the contemplative and active life and adds a discussion of vices and virtues.
Abstract
Written around the end of the fifth century or the beginning of the sixth, this work, composed at the urgent request of a bishop, is an expression of the ideals of the contemplative and the active life, supplemented by a discussion of the vices and the virtues.