Late Antique Letter Collections: A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide

487 Pages·2017·4.58 MB·English

by  Cristiana Sogno

Late Antique Letter Collections
A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide
Edited by C RISTIANA SOGNO, BRADLEY K. STORIN,
and EDWARD J. WATTS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Classical Literature
Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which was
established by a major gift from Joan Palevsky.
Late Antique Letter Collections

Late Antique Letter Collections
A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide
Edited by C RISTIANA SOGNO, BRADLEY K. STORIN,
and EDWARD J. WATTS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sogno, Cristiana, 1969. | Storin, Bradley K., editor. | Watts, Edward Jay, editor.
Title: Late antique letter collections : a critical introduction and reference guide /
edited by Cristiana Sogno, Bradley K. Storin, and Edward J. Watts.
Description: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifi ers: lccn 2016014718 | isbn 9780520281448 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subjects: lcsh: Classical letters—History and criticism. | Letter writing, Classical. | Civilization,
Classical, in literature.
Classifi cation: lcc pa3042 .l38 2016 | ddc 880.09—dc23
lc record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016014718.
Manufactured in the United States of America
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii
List of Abbreviations ix
Introduction: Greek and Latin Epistolography and Epistolary Collections in
Late Antiquity(cid:2)1
Cristiana Sogno, Bradley K. Storin, and Edward J. Watts
How to Use This Book(cid:2)11
1. Latin Letter Collections before Late Antiquity(cid:2)13
Michele Renee Salzman
2. Greek Letter Collections before Late Antiquity(cid:2)38
Christopher P. Jones
3. The Letter Collection of the Emperor Julian(cid:2)54
Susanna Elm
4. The Letter Collection of Basil of Caesarea(cid:2)69
Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
5. The Letter Collection of Gregory of Nazianzus(cid:2)81
Bradley K. Storin
6. The Letter Collection of Gregory of Nyssa(cid:2)102
Andrew Radde-Gallwitz
7. The Letter Collection of Libanius of Antioch(cid:2)113
Lieve Van Hoof
8. The Letter Collection of Ausonius(cid:2)131
Charles N. Aull
9. The Letter Collection of Ambrose of Milan(cid:2)146
Gérard Nauroy
10. The Letter Collection of Evagrius of Pontus(cid:2)161
Robin Darling Young
11. The Letter Collection of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus(cid:2)175
Cristiana Sogno
12. The Letter Collection of John Chrysostom(cid:2)190
Daniel Washburn
13. The Letter Collection of Synesius of Cyrene(cid:2)205
David Maldonado Rivera
14. The Letter Collections of Jerome of Stridon(cid:2)221
Andrew Cain
15. The Letter Collection of Augustine of Hippo(cid:2)239
Jennifer V. Ebbeler
16. The Letter Collection of Paulinus of Nola(cid:2)254
Dennis Trout
17. The Letter Collection of Theodoret of Cyrrhus(cid:2)269
Adam M. Schor
18. The Letter Collection of Isidore of Pelusium(cid:2)286
Lillian I. Larsen
19. The Letter Collection of Sidonius Apollinaris(cid:2)309
Sigrid Mratschek
20. The Letter Collection of Ruricius of Limoges(cid:2)337
Ralph W. Mathisen
21. The Letter Collection of Avitus of Vienne(cid:2)357
Brendan McCarthy
22. The Letter Collection of Ennodius of Pavia(cid:2)369
Stefanie A. H. Kennell
23. The Letter Collection of Aeneas of Gaza(cid:2)384
Edward J. Watts
24. The Letter Collection of Procopius of Gaza(cid:2)394
David Westberg
25. The Letter Collection of Barsanuphius and John(cid:2)418
Jennifer L. Hevelone-Harper
26. The Letter Collection of Cassiodorus(cid:2)433
Shane Bjornlie
27. Papal Letters and Letter Collections(cid:2)449
Bronwen Neil
List of Contributors(cid:2)467
Index(cid:2)469
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We owe many debts in bringing such a large project to fruition, and it is a pleasure to have
the opportunity to thank all the people who have helped us along the way. Eric Schmidt at
UC Press has been an invaluable ally; his support and involvement at every stage have
ensured its timely completion. The Department of History at the University of California,
San Diego funded and provided the venue for a conference that brought the editors and
many of the contributors together in January 2014. Thanks to Jamie Gonzalez’s excellent
oversight of the event, the project gained both the shape and momentum it would need to
keep going for the next several years. The anonymous readers for UC Press off ered pointed
comments and thoughtful criticism that helped us refi ne the project. A grant from Fordham
University covered the costs of copy editing. We owe special gratitude to Diane S. Frucht-
man, who read through, edited, and standardized the entire manuscript, and Jonathan Mar-
tin, who made the index. Cindy Fulton, Marian Rogers, and the rest of the editorial team at
UC Press shepherded us through the fi nal stages of publication with cheerful effi ciency and
impeccable professionalism. Last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our contributors;
their enthusiastic adherence and dedication have made this volume a reality.
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