Sidonius Apollinaris' Letters, Book 2: Text, Translation and Commentary

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the second book of Sidonius Apollinaris' Epistulae, offering a modern English translation, literary, linguistic, and historical commentary, and placing it in the context of the broader nine-book collection. It highlights the literary Sidonius and his education, and explores the text's role as a book of leisure. The introduction discusses the latest research on the letters, demonstrating their careful anchoring within the collection.

Format: Hardback
Length: 472 pages
Publication date: 28 October 2022
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Sidonius Apollinaris, a poet, politician, and bishop, has long been a subject of interest in historical and theological studies, as he documents the life of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy and church in a time of social and political upheaval. However, the literary qualities of Sidonius' letters have only recently become the focus of research. This book places this aspect center stage, considering Sidonius' rich intertextuality with other authors, especially Pliny the Younger. This critical edition comprises a newly edited Latin text of the second book of Sidonius Apollinaris' Epistulae, a modern English translation, and a literary, linguistic, and historical commentary on the fourteen letters. The detailed commentary focuses on the literary Sidonius and his broad education and offers a narratological analysis of the text, highlighting its role as a book of leisure in the overarching collection of letters. The introduction focuses on the latest research on the second book of the Epistulae and shows how it is carefully anchored within the wider nine-book collection of letters.

Sidonius Apollinaris, a poet, politician, and bishop, has long been a subject of interest in historical and theological studies, as he documents the life of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy and church in a time of social and political upheaval. However, the literary qualities of Sidonius' letters have only recently become the focus of research. This book places this aspect center stage, considering Sidonius' rich intertextuality with other authors, especially Pliny the Younger. This critical edition comprises a newly edited Latin text of the second book of Sidonius Apollinaris' Epistulae, a modern English translation, and a literary, linguistic, and historical commentary on the fourteen letters. The detailed commentary focuses on the literary Sidonius and his broad education and offers a narratological analysis of the text, highlighting its role as a book of leisure in the overarching collection of letters. The introduction focuses on the latest research on the second book of the Epistulae and shows how it is carefully anchored within the wider nine-book collection of letters.

Sidonius Apollinaris, a poet, politician, and bishop, has long been a subject of interest in historical and theological studies, as he documents the life of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy and church in a time of social and political upheaval. However, the literary qualities of Sidonius' letters have only recently become the focus of research. This book places this aspect center stage, considering Sidonius' rich intertextuality with other authors, especially Pliny the Younger. This critical edition comprises a newly edited Latin text of the second book of Sidonius Apollinaris' Epistulae, a modern English translation, and a literary, linguistic, and historical commentary on the fourteen letters. The detailed commentary focuses on the literary Sidonius and his broad education and offers a narratological analysis of the text, highlighting its role as a book of leisure in the overarching collection of letters. The introduction focuses on the latest research on the second book of the Epistulae and shows how it is carefully anchored within the wider nine-book collection of letters.

Sidonius Apollinaris, a poet, politician, and bishop, has long been a subject of interest in historical and theological studies, as he documents the life of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy and church in a time of social and political upheaval. However, the literary qualities of Sidonius' letters have only recently become the focus of research. This book places this aspect center stage, considering Sidonius' rich intertextuality with other authors, especially Pliny the Younger. This critical edition comprises a newly edited Latin text of the second book of Sidonius Apollinaris' Epistulae, a modern English translation, and a literary, linguistic, and historical commentary on the fourteen letters. The detailed commentary focuses on the literary Sidonius and his broad education and offers a narratological analysis of the text, highlighting its role as a book of leisure in the overarching collection of letters. The introduction focuses on the latest research on the second book of the Epistulae and shows how it is carefully anchored within the wider nine-book collection of letters.

Weight: 882g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399506304
Edition number: 180,000 ed.