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

by Giulia Marolla

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399510789
• ISBN13: 9781399510783
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 384 Pages