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OverviewBooks 6 and 7 occupy a special position within Cassiodorus' Variae. They contain formulae, i.e. sample letters without specific addressees. Until now, they have hardly been taken into account by scholars, and have sometimes been used unfiltered as a source of information. This has ignored the fact that - contrary to what the praefatio might suggest - this is not a mere collection of forms to make administrative procedures easier, but a literary documentation of the Roman administration. This provides unique insights into the final period of the Ostrogothic Empire, but only if the linguistically demanding text is correctly understood and appreciated as a literary construct. This work is the first to present a complete German translation of Book 6, flanked by a Latin reading text (closely based on Fridh's edition) and a comprehensive philological commentary. The preceding introduction examines the circumstances of origin, aims and possible literary models of the formulae; it also provides an overview of the linguistic, stylistic and argumentative characteristics of the text. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Friederike GatzkaPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Volume: 132 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.588kg ISBN: 9783110595468ISBN 10: 311059546 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 04 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: German Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationFriederike Gatzka, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |