A commentary on the letters of M. Cornelius Fronto / / by Michel P.J. van den Hout.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 190
• Author: Hout, Michael Petrus Josephus van den.
• TeilnehmendeR: Fronto, Marcus Cornelius.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; Multiple
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 190.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 725 pages)

This is the first commentary on the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto (c. 90-95 - c. 167). It aims at an extensive grammatical, stylistic and historical interpretation of the letters and the ancient testimonies on Fronto. The author demonstrates where Fronto stands in Latin literature; hence the numerous quotations of parallel, similar and dissentient passages from Fronto and other writers. The letters are written in a pure, simple style, with a great deal of colloquialisms and many a post-classical turn of phrase. The many archaisms show how Fronto as a philologist had a comprehensive knowledge of pre-Cicero Latin. This commentary, based on the Teubner-edition by the author (Leipzig 1988), offers a thorough explanation of Fronto's style and language, e.g. of his archaisms and colloquialisms, identification of the persons mentioned, and the chronology of the letters. Seven elaborate indices complete this book.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Commentary on the Letters 1-276 / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Translations / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Grammatical and Stylistic Index / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Index Latinitatis / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Index Graecitatis / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Latin Rhetorical, Grammatical and Literary Terms / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Greek Rhetorical, Grammatical and Literary Terms / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Table of Matters / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Passages of the Vitae Pii, Marci and Veri and of Marcus’ Meditations Compared with the Letters in this Commentary / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Bibliography / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Corrections and Additions in the Prolegomena / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Corrections of Typographical Errors, Additions to the Critical Apparatus and New Viewpoints on the Text of the Edition of 1988 / Michel P. J. van den Hout -- Supplements to Mnemosyne / J. M. Bremer , L. F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H. W. Pleket , C. J. Ruijgh and P. H. Schrijvers.