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The works of Sidonius Apollinaris, poet, politician and bishop, have long been the subject of interest in historical and theological studies, as he documents the life of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy and church in a time of social and political upheaval. The literary qualities of Sidonius' letters, however, have only recently become the focus of research. This book places this aspect centre stage, considering Sidonius' rich intertextuality with other authors, especially Pliny the Younger. This critical edition comprises a newly edited Latin text of the second book of Sidonius Apollinaris' Epistulae, a modern English translation and a literary, linguistic and historical commentary on the fourteen letters. The detailed commentary focuses on the literary Sidonius and his broad education and offers a narratological analysis of the text, highlighting its role as a book of leisure in the overarching collection of letters. The introduction focuses on the latest research on the second book of the Epistulae and shows how it is carefully anchored within the wider nine-book collection of letters.

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Hindermann's commentary is a timely contribution to our knowledge of Sidonius' important contributions to Latin literature. The commentary is full of a wealth of interesting and useful information, and will no doubt be an important asset for any serious reader of Sidonius' letters. --Michael Hanaghan, Australian Catholic University The lexical, stylistic and historical analysis is rich, precise and well supported by the bibliography. The commentary is easy to read and provides the reader with basic information for the less experienced, as well as more specialist remarks. All in all, the volume represents a precious contribution to a better knowledge of Sidonius as a writer and a protagonist of his time. --Franca Ela Consolino, Universita dell' Aquila

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Dr Judith Hindermann is a researcher in the Department of Latin Studies at the University of Basel. Her publications include a monograph in German, Der elegische Esel: Apuleius' Metamorphosen und Ovids Ars Amatoria (The Elegiac Ass: Apuleius' Metamorphoses and Ovid's Ars Amatoria, 2009), an edited collection in German, co-edited with Christian Guerra and Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer, Johannes Atrocianus: Text, Übersetzung, Kommentar (Johannes Atrocianus: Text, Translation, Commentary, 2018) and an article, co-written with Harich-Schwazbauer, 'Leisure and the Muses in Sidonius Apollinaris', in the Journal of Late Antiquity, 2020.

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