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Der Briefwechsel des Paulinus von Nola : Kommunikation und soziale Kontakte zwischen christlichen Intellektuellen.
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ISBN: 3525252323 9783525252321 Year: 2002 Volume: 135 Publisher: Göttingen Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht

Ancient letters : classical and late antique epistolography : [proceedings of the Ancient letters conference held at the old Victoria University of Manchester in July 2004]
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ISBN: 9780199203956 0199203954 0191708240 9786611148683 0191525359 1281148687 1435621085 Year: 2007 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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The surviving body of ancient letters offers the reader a stunning variety of material, ranging from the everyday letters preserved among the Oxyrhynchus papyri to imperial rescripts, New Testament Epistles, fictional or pseudepigraphical letters and a wealth of missives on almost every conceivable subject. They offer us a unique insight into ancient practices in the fields of politics, literature, philosophy, medicine and many other areas. This collection presents a series of casestudies in ancient letters, asking how each letter writer manipulates the epistolary tradition, why he chose the l


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Salutatio formulas in Latin letters to 1200 : syntax, style, and theory
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ISBN: 3920128238 Year: 1975 Volume: 22 Publisher: München Arbeo-Gesellschaft

Paulinus of Nola : life, letters, and poems
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ISBN: 0520922328 0585383898 9780520922327 9780585383897 0520217098 9780520217096 Year: 1999 Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press,

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This study offers a comprehensive reconsideration of the life and literary works of Paulinus of Nola (ca. 352-431), a Roman senator who renounced his political career and secular lifestyle to become a monk, bishop, impresario of a saint's cult, and prominent Christian poet. Dennis Trout considers all the ancient materials and modern commentary on Paulinus, and also delves into archaeological and historical sources to illuminate the various settings in which we see this late ancient man at work. This vivid historical biography traces Paulinus's intellectual and spiritual journey and at the same time explores many facets of the late ancient Roman world. In addition to filling out the details of Paulinus's life at Nola, Trout looks in depth at Paulinus before his ascetic conversion, providing a new assessment of this formative period to better understand Paulinus's subsequent importance within the influential ascetic and ecclesiastical circles of his age. Trout also highlights Paulinus's place in the swirl of rebellions and heresies of the time, in the pagan revival of the 390s, and especially in the development of a new genre of Christian poetry. And, he examines anew Paulinus's relationships with such figures as Jerome, Rufinus, and Augustine. Trout fully explores the complexity of a figure who has too often been simplified and provides new insights into the kaleidoscopic character of the age in which he lived.

A commentary on the Letters of M. Cornelius Fronto
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ISBN: 9004109579 9004351302 9789004109575 9789004351301 Year: 1999 Volume: 190 Publisher: Leiden : E.J. Brill,

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This is the first commentary on the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 90-95 - c. 167). It aims at an extensive grammatical, stylistic and historical interpretation of the letters and the ancient testimonies on Fronto. The author demonstrates where Fronto stands in Latin literature; hence the numerous quotations of parallel, similar and dissentient passages from Fronto and other writers. The letters are written in a pure, simple style, with a great deal of colloquialisms and many a post-classical turn of phrase. The many archaisms show how Fronto as a philologist had a comprehensive knowledge of pre-Cicero Latin. This commentary, based on the Teubner-edition by the author (Leipzig 1988), offers a thorough explanation of Fronto's style and language, e.g. of his archaisms and colloquialisms, identification of the persons mentioned, and the chronology of the letters. Seven elaborate indices complete this book.

Plinius der Jüngere und seine Zeit
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ISBN: 3598777396 3111842703 3110959755 Year: 2003 Volume: 187 Publisher: München Saur

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Der Band enthält 21 Beiträge deutscher und italienischer Gelehrter zu den Briefen und dem Panegyricus des jüngeren Plinius, die durch genaue Interpretationen versuchen, die Gedankenwelt dieses Repräsentanten an der Wende vom 1. zum 2. Jh. n. Chr. unter den verschiedensten Gesichtspunkten (Literatur, Rhetorik, Ästhetik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und Rezeption) in das Denken der Römer seiner Zeit einzuordnen.


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Le 'dictamen' dans tous ses états : perspectives de recherche sur la théorie et la pratique de l'ars dictaminis, XIe-XVe siècles
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ISBN: 9782503553047 2503553044 Year: 2015 Volume: 16 Publisher: Turnhout: Brepols,

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L'ars dictaminis, ensemble de techniques de rédaction latines créées entre 1070 et 1250 pour répondre aux nouveaux besoins de la société médiévale, jouit depuis deux décennies d'un regain d'attention notable. Art rhétorique cultivé par les différentes autorités ecclésiastiques et laïques durant la plus grande partie du bas Moyen Âge, l'ars a profité de l'intérêt accru pour l'histoire des techniques de communication. Peut-on dire pour autant que l'étude de ce courant central de l'écriture médiolatine est réellement sortie d'un enclavement séculaire ? Non. Dans une volonté de décentrer l'étude de l'ars dictaminis de l'approche strictement théorique pour envisager l'ensemble des problèmes que ce champ d'étude pose à l'histoire médiévale, le colloque a affronté collectivement l'ensemble des questions posées par l'ars dictandi, en tentant à la fois de faire le bilan des avancées effectuées ces dernières décennies, et de préciser les perspectives de recherche.

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