Sidonius: Letters Book 5, Part 1 : Text, Translation and Commentary

Name: Sidonius: Letters Book 5, Part 1 : Text, Translation and Commentary
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

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.\nThe book contains a new critical edition of the first ten letters of Book 5 of Sidonius\u2019 Epistulae, together with an accessible English translation and a philological and historical commentary. It provides a general\n\nSidonius: Letters Book 5, Part 1\nText, Translation and Commentary\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nP;