Are the ‘Blue Rocks’ Rio and Antirrio?

Early-modern and modern commentaries are typically found as part of editions of Sidonius’ work. There is, however, a separate manuscript series of notes towards a commentary on the Epithalamium for Ruricius and Hiberia (Carm. 10-11) by the French historiographer Étienne…

Eros and Mythos, An Anthology

Just out: Bardo Maria Gauly and Alexander Arweiler (eds), Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer (contrib.), Eros und Mythos. Liebes- und Hochzeitsdichtung des vierten bis sechsten Jahrhunderts. Lateinisch und deutsch, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2025. Contains Latin text and German translation of Sidonius’ epithalamia, among…

Malick-Prunier on the Female Body

Now in open access: Sophie Malick-Prunier, Le corps féminin dans la poésie latine tardive, Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2011. Features a chapter titled ‘Tradition et renouveau dans les épithalames de Sidoine Apollinaire’ Go to catalogue open access

Harich-Schwarzbauer on Carm. 15

Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer contributes ‘Satirische Transformation des Epithalamiums des Sidonius Apollinaris, Carm. 15’ to Lavinia Galli Milić and Annick Stoehr-Monjou (eds), Au-delà de l’épithalame. Le mariage dans la littérature latine (IIIe s. av. – VIe s. ap. J.-C.), just published by…