Sidonius’ Poem for Patiens Translated

Sidonius’ poem for the dedication of Bishop Patiens’ church in Lyon (Carm. 27 in Ep. 2.10, including the prose introduction paras 2b-4) has been translated into French and Russian by Sergey Kim as part of a two-volume box Les saints…

Zugravu Reviews Mascoli’s Translation

Nelu Zugravu reviews Patrizia Mascoli’s 2021 translation of the correspondence in Studii Clasice 51-52 (2022-2023) 298-301. ‘Un’edizione … meritoria e di reale importanza per la cultura italiana e universale.’

Marolla Commentary Letters 5/1

Out now, in Edinburgh Studies in Later Latin Literature, Giulia Marolla’s commentary on Sidonius Letters Book 5, Part 1. It covers the first half of this book from a philological, literary and historical perspective: — providing the first commentary on…

Book Presentation Horváth

Wednesday 9 November, 16:00 h. Presentation of Ágnes Horváth’s translation of Sidonius’ letters: Pál Diószegi-Szabó and Zsuzsanna Hoffmann speak with the author. Flyer here.

Translation and Bilingualism

Alison John and Alan Ross will be organising a conference in Oxford on 8-9 July titled “Translation and the Limits of Greek-Latin Bilingualism in Late Antiquity”. Among other speakers, Filomena Giannotti will speak on “Challenging Decadence Through Translation. A Literary…

Bleckmann on Apollonius’ Vita

Bruno Bleckmann reconsiders Van Hoof and Van Nuffelen’s rejection of the translation of the Vita Apollonii (Ep. 8.3.1) for being a spurium, referring, among others, to Mülke 2008, 236-43, and Köhler 2014. Bruno Bleckmann, ‘Eine Fragmentsammlung spätlateinischer Historiker’, review article…