A Translation of Jerome's Chronicon With Historical Commentary

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Summary: Only the last part
Review: The book advertises itself as Jerome's Chronicle. But in fact it contains only a portion of the text. Jerome translated the Chronicle of Eusebius of Caesarea, which ran from the birth of Abraham in the 15th dynasty, down to the vicennalia of Constantine in 326AD. He added his own preface, filled in a few gaps where Eusebius had been ignorant of events in the Latin West, and also brought it up to date, adding entries of his own composition down to the death of Valens in 379AD. It is this last portion ---- from the end of the translation of Eusebius' work to the end of the chronicle ---- that is included in this work.

This is a great pity. No translation of the whole Chronicle exists in English. However, the editor has done us a service by translating the last portion, and giving references for each year to the details in other ancient texts such as Eutropius and Aurelius Victor. It is good as far as it goes; I just wish it did more. A photocopy of the Latin text from the Griechische Christlicher Schriftsteller series is appended.

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Summary: A Review of "A Translation of St. Jerome's Chronicon."
Review: This book, "A Translation of St. Jerome's Chronicon With Historical Commentary," a work for the serious scholar, contains St. Jerome's Latin continuation to Eusebius' "Chronological Canons with an Epitome of Universal History, Both Greek and Barbarian." The editor/author Malcolm Drew Donalson, who has prepared an English translation of Jerome's Latin continuation to Eusebius's Greek "Chronicon," has produced a solid, well documented study. Note that this text contains only St. Jerome's continuation from AD 327-379 and is not the complete Eusebius-Jerome "Chronicon."

Donalson has done a fine job of translating and coordinating the commentary which follows the translation of Jerome's Latin text. The bibliography and notes are useful to any scholar interested in Late Antique historiography. Helpful, too, is the reprint of the edition by R. Helm's "Eusebius' Werke 5: Die Chronik des Hieronymus," which allows the reader access to a text not otherwise readily available.

The real tour de force is Donalson's preparation of a complex text using several type faces and sizes and languages (Greek, Latin, German, etc.) as well as footnotes and a excellent bibliography. Just formatting and preparing such a complex text for publication must have been difficult. However, the end product is useful, usable, and a welcome addition to body of scholarly work on St. Jerome.

Rating:
Summary: A Review of "A Translation of St. Jerome's Chronicon."
Review: This book, "A Translation of St. Jerome's Chronicon With Historical Commentary," a work for the serious scholar, contains St. Jerome's Latin continuation to Eusebius' "Chronological Canons with an Epitome of Universal History, Both Greek and Barbarian." The editor/author Malcolm Drew Donalson, who has prepared an English translation of Jerome's Latin continuation to Eusebius's Greek "Chronicon," has produced a solid, well documented study. Note that this text contains only St. Jerome's continuation from AD 327-379 and is not the complete Eusebius-Jerome "Chronicon."

Donalson has done a fine job of translating and coordinating the commentary which follows the translation of Jerome's Latin text. The bibliography and notes are useful to any scholar interested in Late Antique historiography. Helpful, too, is the reprint of the edition by R. Helm's "Eusebius' Werke 5: Die Chronik des Hieronymus," which allows the reader access to a text not otherwise readily available.

The real tour de force is Donalson's preparation of a complex text using several type faces and sizes and languages (Greek, Latin, German, etc.) as well as footnotes and a excellent bibliography. Just formatting and preparing such a complex text for publication must have been difficult. However, the end product is useful, usable, and a welcome addition to body of scholarly work on St. Jerome.