The Encheiridion of Epictetus and its three Christian adaptations / / transmission and critical editions by Gerard Boter.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua, v. 82
• Author: Epictetus.
• TeilnehmendeR: Boter, Gerard.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Edition: Transmission and critical editions.
• Language: English; Ancient Greek
• Series: Philosophia Antiqua 82.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 546 pages) :; illustrations.

Epictetus' Encheiridion , which was composed by his pupil Arrian with the purpose of giving a comprehensive account of Epictetus' thought, has been transmitted in many sources. Besides the rich direct tradition there are three Christian adaptations, a voluminous commentary by the sixth-century philosopher Simplicius, as well as the indirect tradition. The most recent critical edition is the editio maior by Johannes Schweighäuser (1798), which does not meet the requirements of modern philology. In the first part of this book there is a full account of the transmission of Epictetus' Encheiridion and the three Christian adaptations, based on all extant manuscripts. The second part of the book contains critical editions of the four texts; for the Christian Encheiridion of Vaticanus graecus 2231 this is the editio princeps .

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS OF EPICTETUS’ ENCHEIRIDION -- THE AFFILIATION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS AND THE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF EPICTETUS' ENCHEIRIDION -- THE EDITIONS AFTER THE EDITIO PRINCEPS AND THE MANUSCRIPTS RELATED TO THE EDITIONS -- SIMPLICIUS’ COMMENTARY ON EPICTETUS’ ENCHEIRIDION -- THE INDIRECT TRADITION -- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE TEXT OF EPICTETUS’ ENCHEIRIDION -- INTRODUCTION -- CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS OF [NILUS]’ ADAPTATION -- THE AUTHENTICITY AND CHARACTER OF [NILUS]’ ADAPTATION -- THE AFFILIATION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS AND THE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF [NILUS]’ ADAPTATION -- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE TEXT OF [NILUS]’ ADAPTATION -- INTRODUCTION -- CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS OF THE PARAPHRASIS CHRISTIANA -- THE CHARACTER OF THE PARAPHRASIS CHRISTIANA -- THE AFFILIATION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS AND THE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF THE PARAPHRASIS CHRISTIANA -- THE COMMENTARY ON THE PARAPHRASIS CHRISTIANA -- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE TEXT OF THE PARAPHRASIS CHRISTIANA -- THE ADAPTATION OF VATICANUS GR. 2231 -- THE ORGANIZATION OF THE APPARATUS CRITICUS -- CONSPECTUS SIGLORUM -- CONSPECTUS SIGLORUM -- CONSPECTUS SIGLORUM -- INDEX VERBORUM EPICTETI ENCHEIRIDII -- INDEX FONTIUM EPICTETI ENCHEIRIDII -- INDEX AUCTORUM EPICTETI ENCHEIRIDION LAUDANTIUM -- INDEX LOCORUM POTIORUM -- INDEX CODICUM -- INDEX SIGLORUM -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.