A Text Worthy of Plotinus
The Lives and Correspondence of P. Henry S.J., H.-R. Schwyzer, A.H. Armstrong, J. Trouillard and J. Igal S.J.
Edited by Suzanne Stern-Gillet, Kevin Corrigan, and José C. Baracat Jr.
How
Plotinus and later Platonism became central to the study of ancient philosophy
A Text Worthy of Plotinus makes available for the first time information on the collaborative work that went into the completion of the first reliable edition of Plotinus’ Enneads: Plotini Opera, editio maior, three volumes (Brussels, Paris, and Leiden, 1951-1973), followed by the editio minor, three volumes (Oxford, 1964-1983). Pride of place is given to the correspondence of the editors, Paul Henry S.J. and Hans-Rudolf Schwyzer, with other prominent scholars of late antiquity, amongst whom are E.R. Dodds, B.S. Page, A.H. Armstrong, and J. Igal S.J. Also included in the volume are related documents consisting in personal memoirs, course handouts and extensive biographical notices of the two editors as well as of those other scholars who contributed to fostering the revival of Plotinus in the latter half of the 20th century. Taken together, letters and documents let the reader into the problems – codicological, exegetical, and philosophical – that are involved in the interpretation of medieval manuscripts and their transcription for modern readers. Additional insights are provided into the nature of collaborative work involving scholars from different countries and traditions.
A Text Worthy of Plotinus will prove a crucial archive for generations of scholars. Those interested in the philosophy of Plotinus will find it a fount of information on his style, manner of exposition, and handling of sources. The volume will also appeal to readers interested in broader trends in 20th century scholarship in the fields of Classics, History of Ideas, Theology, and Religion.
Contributors: Christopher Armstrong (Ilkley, Yorkshire), Luc Brisson (CNRS), Leo Catana (University of Copenhagen), Richard Dufour (Université Laval), Garry Gurtler (Boston College), Georges Leroux (Université de Montréal), Gerard O’Daly (University College London Emeritus), Martin Schwyzer (Zürich), Gregory Shaw (Stonehill College)
This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Preface
Acknowledgements
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Chapter One: The Text of Plotinus:
From Ficino to Henry and Schwyzer
1.1. From Marsilio Ficino to Thomas Taylor
1.2. The Search for a Properly Established Edition
Chapter Two: Paul Henry S.J. (1906-1984)
2.1. Life
2.2. Extracts from the Memoirs of Paul Henry S.J.: Souvenirs d’un jésuite itinérant
2.3. Letters
2.4. Handouts
2.5. Obituary
2.6. Bibliography of Paul Henry S.J.
Chapter Three: Hans-Rudolf Schwyzer (1908-1993)
3.1. Life
3.2. Letters
3.3. Obituary
3.4. Bibliography of H. R. Schwyzer
Chapter Four: Arthur Hilary Armstrong (1909-1997)
4.1. Life
4.2. Memories: Meeting and working under the supervision of A.H. Armstrong
4.3. Reminiscences of a Malta Childhood (1935-1943)
4.4. Poems
4.5. Letters
4.6. Obituary
4.7. Bibliography of A. H. Armstrong
Chapter Five:
Jean Trouillard (1907-1984)
5.1. Life
5.2. Jean Trouillard: Portrait of a Neoplatonic Thinker
5.3. Reminiscence of my meetings with Jean Trouillard
5.4. Letters
5.5. Obituary
5.6. Bibliography of J. Trouillard
Chapter Six: Jésus Igal S.J. (1920-1986)
6.1. Life
6.2. Letters
6.3. Textual Notes on the Enneads
6.4. Notes for answer to Igal from Armstrong’s papers
6.5. Obituaries
6.6. Bibliography of J. Igal
Chapter Seven: Miscellaneous
7.1. Émile Bréhier (1876-1952)
7.2. Willy Theiler (1899-1977)
7.3. Bertram Samuel Page (1904-1993)
7.4. Evanghelos Roussos (1931-2016)
Index Locorum
Index Nominum
Format: Edited volume - hardback
Size: 234 × 156 × 26 mm
428 pages
ISBN: 9789462702592
Publication: February 04, 2021
Series: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 1 59
Languages: English
Stock item number: 139963
Kevin Corrigan is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Suzanne Stern-Gillet is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Bolton and Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Manchester. She an editor of 'The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition'.