TAKING A NEW LOOK AT THE ANCIENT TRADITION OF SUETONIUS-DONATUS’ BIOGRAPHIES (A 9-th century biography of Aelius Donatus)
TAKING A NEW LOOK AT THE ANCIENT TRADITION OF SUETONIUS-DONATUS’ BIOGRAPHIES (A 9-th century biography of Aelius Donatus)
Author(s): Maya PetrovaSubject(s): Ancient World, Middle Ages, Historical Linguistics, Ancient Philosphy, Philosophy of Middle Ages, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Новосибирский государственный университет
Keywords: Donatus; biography; the Ancient tradition; medieval texts;
Summary/Abstract: The article treats a medieval text Vita Donati grammatici (The Life of Donatus), containing biographical information concerning [Aelius] Donatus, a Roman grammarian of Late Antiquity. The history of the scholarship of this text, as well as its contents, possible reasons of creation, its genre, and some eccentric and parodic features are under consideration. The study is accompanied by an English and a Russian translations of the Latin original text.
Journal: ΣΧΟΛΗ. Философское антиковедение и классическая традиция
- Issue Year: X/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 50-60
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English