Quotations from Plato in Augustine. A Catalogue Raisonné

The aim of this contribution is to provide a catalogue raisonné of all the quotations from Plato in the writings of Augustine of Hippo. By “quotation from Plato” I mean here an explicit reference to a text by Plato. More precisely, by “text by Plato” I mean a linguistic-conceptual unit that can be identified within the Platonic corpus; the extent of this unit can range from the minimum of a single word to the maximum of an entire work. The quotations from Platonic texts are listed according to the chronological order of Augustine’s writings, as reflected in his Retractationes. The quotations are classified according to the following typology: –  L = literal / N = non-literal: the quotation reports / does not report Plato’s own words (albeit in translation); –  D = direct / I = indirect: the quotation is / is not explicitly mediated by another source; –  S = single / M = multiple: the text(s) to which the quotation refers or may refer belong(s) / do(es) not belong to a single Platonic work.