Description
Book SynopsisNoted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in literary history from the mid-third century to the early seventh century. The Companion covers notable Greek and Latin texts of the period and provides a varied overview of literature written in six other late antique languages. Comprehensive in scope, this important volume presents new research, methodologies, and significant debates in the field. The Companion explores the histories, forms, features, audiences, and uses of the literature of the period. This authoritative text: Provides an inclusive overview of late antique literatureOffers the widest survey to date of the literary traditions and forms of the period, including those in several languages other than Greek and Latin Presents the most current research and new methodologies in the fieldContains contributions from an international group of contributors Written for students and scholars of late antiquity, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of the literature from the era.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix
PART ONE Late Antique Literature by Language and Tradition 1
Introduction 3
Scott McGill and Edward J. Watts
1 Greek 9
Scott Fitzgerald Johnson
2 Latin 27
Ian Wood
3 Syriac 47
John W. Watt
4 Coptic 61
David Brakke
5 Armenian 75
Robin Darling Young
6 Georgian 87
Stephen H. Rapp, Jr.
7 Middle Persian (Pahlavi) 103
Touraj Daryaee
8 Languages of Arabia 123
Kevin T. van Bladel
PART TWO Literary Forms 141
9 Classicizing History and Historical Epitomes 143
Michael Kulikowski
10 Ecclesiastical History 161
Peter Van Nuffelen
11 Chronicles 177
R.W. Burgess
12 Epideictic Oratory 193
Alex Petkas
13 Panegyric 209
Roger Rees
14 Epic Poetry 221
Mary Whitby and Michael Roberts
15 Epigrams, Occasional Poetry, and Poetic Games 241
Bret Mulligan
16 Christian Poetry 259
Laura Miguélez‐Cavero and Scott McGill
17 Prosimetra 281
Joel C. Relihan
18 Philosophical Commentary 297
Han Baltussen
19 Biblical Commentary 313
Marie‐Pierre Bussières
20 Christian Theological Literature 327
Josef Lössl
21 Sermons 343
Jaclyn Maxwell
22 Travel and Pilgrimage Literature 359
Jan Willem Drijvers
23 Biography, Autobiography, and Hagiography 373
Sarah Insley and Jeanne‐Nicole Mellon Saint‐Laurent
24 Epistolography 389
Cristiana Sogno and Edward J. Watts
25 Pseudepigraphy 401
Javier Martínez
26 Legal Texts 417
Charles N. Aull
27 Handbooks, Epitomes, and Florilegia 431
Marietta Horster and Christiane Reitz
28 Grammar 451
Alessandro Garcea
29 School Texts 471
Lillian I. Larsen
30 Literature of Knowledge 491
Marco Formisano
31 Inscriptions 505
Raymond Van Dam
32 Translation 523
Daniel King
33 Antiquarian Literature 539
Christopher Kelly
PART THREE Reception 555
34 Late Antique Literature in Byzantium 557
Anthony Kaldellis
35 The Arabic Reception of Late Antique Literature 569
Kevin T. van Bladel
36 Late Antique Literature in the Western Middle Ages 583
Joseph Pucci
37 Early Modern Receptions of Late Ancient Literature 597
Diane Shane Fruchtman
38 Edward Gibbon and Late Antique Literature 611
Gavin Kelly
39 Nineteenth‐ and Twentieth‐Century Visions of Late Antique Literature 627
James Uden
Index 643
