Galen’s De indolentia
Essays on a Newly Discovered Letter
by Clare K. Rothschild, edited by Trevor W. Thompson
Paperback (Published)
(August 2014)
ISBN: 9783161532153
6.06 x 9.09 inches
Price: $137.00
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In 2005, a French doctoral student discovered Galen’s long-lost treatise, De indolentia or On the Avoidance of Distress in a monastic library in Thessalonica. De indolentia is a letter to an unspecified addressee in which Galen describes how he responded to the fire that destroyed much of his library and medicines in 192 CE. The manuscript, catalogued in the Vlatadon monastery as codex 14, is of unspeakable value to scholars of antiquity. Classified with Galen’s writings on moral philosophy, De indolentia provides important evidence for second-century literary culture, including ancient library culture. It also addresses topics of interest to scholars in the field of ancient Christianity. The volume includes a brand new English translation of the text, a collation of all discrepancies among the leading critical editions of the Greek text, and essays by eminent scholars on different aspects of the text.
In 2005, a French doctoral student discovered Galen’s long-lost treatise, De indolentia or On the Avoidance of Distress in a monastic library in Thessalonica. De indolentia is a letter to an unspecified addressee in which Galen describes how he responded to the fire that destroyed much of his library and medicines in 192 CE. The manuscript, catalogued in the Vlatadon monastery as codex 14, is of unspeakable value to scholars of antiquity. Classified with Galen’s writings on moral philosophy, De indolentia provides important evidence for second-century literary culture, including ancient library culture. It also addresses topics of interest to scholars in the field of ancient Christianity. The volume includes a brand new English translation of the text, a collation of all discrepancies among the leading critical editions of the Greek text, and essays by eminent scholars on different aspects of the text.
- By (author) Clare K. Rothschild
- Edited by Trevor W. Thompson
"...Rothschild and Thompson are to be commended for commissioning articles on such a wide variety of topics. Their volume is essential reading for anyone interested in Galen's On Freedom from Distress and merits a place in any Classics library." --David H. Kaufman, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2015.07.22
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