Reading Sidonius'' Epistles

Sidonius' rich and varied letters recount the defining stories of Roman Gaul's transition into the barbarian successor kingdoms.

List of contents

1. Sidonius' world; 2. Self and status; reading 'Sidonius' in the Epistles; 3. Reading time: Erzählzeit and Lesezeit; 4. Reading epistolary characters; 5. Narrating dialogue; 6. Arrangement; Epilogue; Appendix I: timeline 378-485; Appendix II: catalogue of content and addressees

About the author

M. P. Hanaghan is Research Fellow (Latin Christianity in Late Antiquity) at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. His research is principally focused on epistolography, panegyric, and historiography, especially intertextuality, narratology, visuality and reader response.

Summary

This introduction to Sidonius' letters and their literary dynamics draws comparisons with those of other writers and applies the science of storytelling (narratology) to the genre. Historians of Late Antiquity will see how the literary features of Sidonius' letters affect their evidentiary value.

Product details

• Authors: M P Hanaghan, M. P. Hanaghan, M. P. (Australian Catholic University Hanaghan, M.p. (Australian Catholic University Hanaghan, Michael Hanaghan, Michael (University College Cork) Hanaghan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781108429214
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42921-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Latin, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets