The Encheiridion of Epictetus and Its Three Christian Adaptations

Epictetus

BRILL, 1999 - Philosophy - 446 pages

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 Schweighauser (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,"

Contents

• PART: 3
• princeps of Epictetus Encheiridion: 19
• The editions after the editio princeps and the manu: 58
• Simplicius commentary on Epictetus Encheiridion: 87
• The indirect tradition: 114
• NILUS ADAPTATION: 149
• The constitution of the text of Nilus adaptation: 184
• PART THREE: 197
• The character of the Paraphrasis Christiana: 206
• The affiliation of the manuscripts and the editio: 213
• 93: 233
• The commentary on the Paraphrasis Christiana: 237
• PART FOUR: 257
• The organization of the apparatus criticus: 267
• 111: 269
• Text and translation: 276
• 114: 298
• Lectiones variantes minores: 342
• PART: 351
• PART THREE: 369
• Lectiones variantes minores: 389
• PART FOUR: 395
• Index verborum Epicteti Encheiridii: 415
• Index fontium Epicteti Encheiridi: 427
• Index locorum potiorum: 434
• Bibliography: 441

About the author

Gerard Boter, Ph.D. (1986) in Humanities, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, teaches Greek and Latin at the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, The Hague. His publications include "The Textual Tradition of Plato's Republic" (Brill, 1989) and articles on Plato and Epictetus.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Encheiridion of Epictetus and Its Three Christian Adaptations; Volume 82 of Philosophia Antiqua : A Series of Studies on Ancient Philosophy; Philosophia antiqua / Philosophia antiqua
• Author: Epictetus
• Editor: Gerhard Boter
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: BRILL, 1999
• ISBN: 9004113584, 9789004113589
• Length: 446 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Interior Design / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical