The Resource Greek and Latin letters in late antiquity : the Christianisation of a literary form, Pauline Allen, University of Pretoria ; Bronwen Neil, Macquarie University, Sydney, (electronic resource)
Greek and Latin letters in late antiquity : the Christianisation of a literary form, Pauline Allen, University of Pretoria ; Bronwen Neil, Macquarie University, Sydney, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- "Late Antiquity - by which we mean the period from 300 to 600 CE - has rightly been called the golden age of epistolography, one which has few equivalents, even taking Cicero, Pliny the Younger, Fronto or Cyprian into account. Mullett notes that fourth- and fifth-century Greek letters make up the majority of Byzantine letters. O'Brien points out that in the third century 177 letters survive from eleven writers in Latin, while from the fourth century the works of twenty-one epistolographers have come down to us in 395 letters, and 933 from forty-one writers from the fifth century, while after the sixth century the number of letters falls off sharply.3 This exponential increase in epistolary activity is all the more surprising given that in the Classical period only eminent and politically active people could afford a private postal service, and the relatively high mortality rate of ancient letters"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Isbn
- 9781316510131
- Label
- Greek and Latin letters in late antiquity : the Christianisation of a literary form
- Title
- Greek and Latin letters in late antiquity
- Title remainder
- the Christianisation of a literary form
- Statement of responsibility
- Pauline Allen, University of Pretoria ; Bronwen Neil, Macquarie University, Sydney
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Late Antiquity - by which we mean the period from 300 to 600 CE - has rightly been called the golden age of epistolography, one which has few equivalents, even taking Cicero, Pliny the Younger, Fronto or Cyprian into account. Mullett notes that fourth- and fifth-century Greek letters make up the majority of Byzantine letters. O'Brien points out that in the third century 177 letters survive from eleven writers in Latin, while from the fourth century the works of twenty-one epistolographers have come down to us in 395 letters, and 933 from forty-one writers from the fifth century, while after the sixth century the number of letters falls off sharply.3 This exponential increase in epistolary activity is all the more surprising given that in the Classical period only eminent and politically active people could afford a private postal service, and the relatively high mortality rate of ancient letters"--
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- Provided by publisher
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- ICU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Allen, Pauline
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Neil, Bronwen
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Classical letters
- Christian literature, Early
- Label
- Greek and Latin letters in late antiquity : the Christianisation of a literary form, Pauline Allen, University of Pretoria ; Bronwen Neil, Macquarie University, Sydney, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ssj0002465891
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781316510131
- Lccn
- 2020014622
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0002465891
- Label
- Greek and Latin letters in late antiquity : the Christianisation of a literary form, Pauline Allen, University of Pretoria ; Bronwen Neil, Macquarie University, Sydney, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ssj0002465891
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781316510131
- Lccn
- 2020014622
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0002465891
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