Sidonius: Letters Book 5, Part 1
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-1077-6 (ISBN)
Sidonius stands at a crossroads between the last days of the Roman Empire in the Auvergne and Provence and the emergence of Burgundians and Visigoths as territorial powers. An aristocrat, politician, author and bishop, he was involved in and bore witness to this takeover. His literary prose is characterised by a floweriness which at times makes his letters ambiguous and ostentatiously obscure. This volume provides readers with a tool to understand this convoluted prose, enabling them to see the troubled political waters of the fifth century through the eyes of Sidonius.
The book contains a new critical edition of the first ten letters of Book 5 of Sidonius’ Epistulae, together with an accessible English translation and a philological and historical commentary. It provides a general introduction to the book as a whole and a detailed exploration of the letters that covers literary themes, models, prosopography, dating problems and prose rhythm. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it addresses historical questions relevant to the specific letters and to Sidonius’ position at the centre of the Romano-Gallic aristocracy.
Key features:
Provides the first commentary on Book 5 of Apollinaris’ Letters.
Includes a newly edited Latin text and a new English translation.
Contributes to an overall understanding of Sidonius’ literary output as a whole.
Offers a comprehensive and innovative study of key historical data, especially prosopography and dating of the letters.
Keywords: Sidonius Apollinaris; Late Antiquity; Latin Literature; Gaul; History of the Later Roman Empire; Latin Linguistics.
Subject: Classics & Ancient History
Giulia Marolla received her PhD from the University of the Republic of San Marino, Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici in 2021 and her dissertation was awarded a badge of honour by the Associazione Internazionale di Studi Tardoantichi. She is continuing her research on Sidonius’ letters at the University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’.
Lists of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations
General Introduction Letters as autobiography? The arrangement of the letters
Themes and structure of Book 5 A life in autumn Diversity of themes and letter lengths within Book 5 Categorisation of the letters by genre of the letters Principles of arrangement
Manuscript tradition The new stemma The α branch and the editio princeps
An introduction to Letters 5.1–5.10 Prosopography Dating Sidonius’ models: Pliny the Younger and Symmachus Sidonius’ language Rare words Neologisms Most problematic readings Prose rhythm
Letters 5.1–5.10. Text, Translation and Commentary
Letter 1 Content The addressee Petronius The letter bearer Vindicius Genre: an accompanying note and a commendaticia The opening letter The letters Petronius reads and the new ones he has been gifted Dating elements SIDONIUS PETRONIO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS FRIEND PETRONIUS Commentary
Letter 2 Content The addressee Nymphidius Sidonius and Mamertus Claudianus Genre: a letter on literary matters In the middle of a dispute Nine arts The merits of the De statu animaeThe dedication of the De statu animae Dating elements SIDONIUS NYMPHIDIO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR NYMPHIDIUS Commentary
Letter 3 Content The addressee Apollinaris Genre: the epistolary silence in Sidonius and its models Beyond the model: traces of a rift with Apollinaris? Internal evidence of uneasiness External evidence A valetudinarian letter A topos within the topos? Dating elementsSIDONIUS APOLLINARI SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR APOLLINARIS Commentary
Letter 4 ContentThe addressee Simplicius: an identification problem An alternative theory on Simplicius’ identity Genre Dating elements SIDONIUS SIMPLICIO SUO SALUTEMSIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR SIMPLICIUS Commentary
Letter 5 Content Genre: a letter of admonitio The addressee Syagrius Sidonius and the legislative activity of the Burgundians andVisigoths Barbarisms Quintilian’s De barbarismis and Sidonius Dating elements SIDONIUS SYAGRIO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR SYAGRIUS Commentary
Letter 6 Content The addressee Apollinaris Genre A rift is bridged Context The ambiguity in the mentions of Chilperic The itinerary Traces of an editing phase?Dating elementsSeasonal reference SIDONIUS APOLLINARI SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR APOLLINARIS Commentary
Letter 7 Content The addressee Thaumastus The models: Cicero, Tacitus, Juvenal and ApuleiusThe features of informants A display pieceThe tetrarcha: Chilperic I or Chilperic II? The Burgundian queen The features of the rulers in Ep. 5.7 Dating elements SIDONIUS THAUMASTO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR THAUMASTUS Commentary
Letter 8 Content The addressee Secundinus Genre Satire or uersus populares? Sidonius’ mentions of ‘satire’ The Arles satire and the satires of Secundinus Ablabius and the couplet against Constantine Dating elements SIDONIUS SECUNDINO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR SECUNDINUS Commentary
Letter 9 Content The addressee Aquilinus Genre: a declaration of friendship Historical context: emperors, generals and usurpers Dating elements SIDONIUS AQUILINO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR AQUILINUS Commentary
Letter 10 Content The addressee Sapaudus Genre: literary matters and praise of intellectuals Mamertus Claudianus’ letter to Sapaudus The theme of pretended literary decay Dating elements SIDONIUS SAPAUDO SUO SALUTEM SIDONIUS TO HIS DEAR SAPAUDUS Commentary
Appendix. Corrections to the Apparatus of Lutjohann and Loyen Bibliography Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.09.2022 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Later Latin Literature |
| Zusatzinfo | 9 black and white tables, 2 black and white line arts, 3 black and white maps |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3995-1077-0 / 1399510770 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3995-1077-6 / 9781399510776 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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