The Edinburgh Companion to Sidonius Apollinaris
Gavin Kelly editor Joop van Waarden editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:31st Mar '20
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A multidisciplinary survey of Sidonius Apollinaris and his works First ever comprehensive research tool for Sidonius ApollinarisAssembles leading international specialists on Sidonius and his ageOffers an assessment of past and currernt research in the fieldComprehensive bibliography includes all the scholarly literature on SidoniusSupplemented by the regularly updated Sidonius website www.sidonapol.orgSidonius Apollinaris, c.430 – c.485, poet and letter-writer, aristocrat, administrator and bishop, is one of the most distinct voices to survive from Late Antiquity and an eyewitness of the end of Roman power in the west. The Edinburgh Companion to Sidonius Apollinaris is the first work of its kind, giving a full account of all aspects of his life and works and surveying past and current scholarship as well as new developments in research.This substantial and significant work of scholarship is divided into six thematic sections covering his social, political, linguistic, literary and prosopographical context as well as extensive new scholarship on the manuscript tradition and history of reception. This interdisciplinary book combines the utility of a key research tool for the study of Sidonius with a significant offering of wholly new scholarly research.
The fruit of a decade of collaborative scholarship, this book will set the stage for a generation or more of research on Sidonius. It is a comprehensive set of original studies that cover the life, times, text, and reception of this lively aristocrat and bishop who survived the end of the western Roman Empire. * Aaron Pelttari, University of Edinburgh *
The Edinburgh companion wins over its readers not only because it is meticulously edited, includes top-notch essays, a comprehensive bibliography, a prosopography, and useful indices but mainly because the editors decided not to reduce but embrace the complexity of the matter. -- Tabea L. Meurer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
This is an excellent work which offers new perspectives on the life and writings of Sidonius Apollinaris. It will become the standard work on the fifth-century Gallic aristocrat, man of learning and bishop for many years to come. * Jan Willem Drijvers, University of Groningen *
Kelly and van Waarden, world authorities on Sidonius, have assembled the latest cutting-edge international scholarship on Sidonius’ life, his context in late Roman literary culture, his manuscript tradition and the reception of his work. A central witness to the fall of Rome, Sidonius deserves a worthy Companion. This is it. * Jill Harries, University of St Andrews *
[...] an indispensable reference for scholars working in the field. [...] The multiple approaches proposed in the Companion catch the complexity of Sidonius’ production; they unveil the man beyond the literary construct, deconstruct and analyse in detail the rhe-torical architecture, and show how the transmission and the reception of the texts over the centuries impacted on our way of reading them in the 21st century. -- Sara Fascione, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen * Plekos 22, 2020 *
This work demonstrates the critical importance of Sidonius Apollinaris as an author and actor for understanding late antiquity. One of the many strengths of this outstanding collection of essays is its combination of a range of approaches in an up-to-date, single volume. It will be required reading for the next generation of scholars. * Professor Michele Renee Salzman, University of California at Riverside *
Kelly and Van Waarden’s collection is a well-structured and accessible text that does what older friends should do: to assist the non-specialist or less-experienced scholar. -- Paolo Mastandrea * The Classical Review *
ISBN: 9781474461696
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1586g
856 pages