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New Books Anthony of Egypt: Vitae Antonii, Versiones Latinae. Vita beati Antonii abbatis Euagrio interprete. Edidit P.H.E. Bertrand. Versio uetustissima edidit Louis Gandt (Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina CLXX), Turnhout: Brepols Publishers 2018, 242* + 363 pp., ISBN 978-2-503-57748-7, € 335 (cloth). – Impressive volume providing new critical editions of the two ancient Latin translations of Athanasius’ Life of Antony: ‘Shortly after the death of Egypt’s most famous hermit in 356, Athanasius of Alexandria wrote the Life of Antony, a text that had an immediate as well as enduring influence on monastic life and thought. While Athanasius’s vivid description of the life of Antony the Great initiated the genre of the saint’s life in Christian literature, his inclusion of many of his own theological ideas also provides insight into the turbulent doctrinal disputes of the fourth century. The significance of the Life of Antony is demonstrated by the fact that it was translated into Latin twice within two decades after its composition. The first version, prepared by an anonymous translator shortly after Athanasius completed his Greek text, provides a literal translation that is extant in only one complete manuscript. The [other] literary translation prepared by Evagrius of Antioch in 373 was rapidly http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

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Vigiliae Christianae , Volume 76 (3): 7 – Jun 8, 2022
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Anthony of Egypt: Vitae Antonii, Versiones Latinae. Vita beati Antonii abbatis Euagrio interprete. Edidit P.H.E. Bertrand. Versio uetustissima edidit Louis Gandt (Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina CLXX), Turnhout: Brepols Publishers 2018, 242* + 363 pp., ISBN 978-2-503-57748-7, € 335 (cloth). – Impressive volume providing new critical editions of the two ancient Latin translations of Athanasius’ Life of Antony: ‘Shortly after the death of Egypt’s most famous hermit in 356, Athanasius of Alexandria wrote the Life of Antony, a text that had an immediate as well as enduring influence on monastic life and thought. While Athanasius’s vivid description of the life of Antony the Great initiated the genre of the saint’s life in Christian literature, his inclusion of many of his own theological ideas also provides insight into the turbulent doctrinal disputes of the fourth century. The significance of the Life of Antony is demonstrated by the fact that it was translated into Latin twice within two decades after its composition. The first version, prepared by an anonymous translator shortly after Athanasius completed his Greek text, provides a literal translation that is extant in only one complete manuscript. The [other] literary translation prepared by Evagrius of Antioch in 373 was rapidly

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