I Frammenti dalle epistole. Introduzione, testo, traduzione e commento. A cura di D.P. Taormina e R.M. Piccione. Index verborum a cura di P. Cipolla.

Bibliopolis, n.p., 2010. 680p. Sewn. Card board covers. Series: Elenchos, LVI. 'Iamblichus? philosophy has recently received renewed interest. In particular, there seems to be a special emphasis on the aspects that both reveal the influence of Plotinus and connect these views to the later developments of Neoplatonic philosophy in late antiquity. The volume to be discussed offers a new edition of the fragments of Iamblichus? epistles, preserved in Stobaeus. The new edition is preceded by an extensive introduction where Piccione discusses textual problems along with an examination of Iamblichus? position in the Anthology (1-89) whereas Taormina offers a detailed analysis of the philosophical content and background of the letters (89-275). The Greek text is accompanied with a translation and detailed notes (334-517). (...) The edition of text is based on a new examination of the manuscripts, which resulted in many important and plausible revisions. The notes are detailed and some of them amount to an independent essay. (...) To sum up, the book is thorough and will be definitely an indispensable tool for scholars interested in the philosophy of late antiquity. It contains a selected bibliography of 34 pages, and four indices, of words, fragments, places and names, all highly informative.' (PETER LAUTNER in BMCR 2012.08.56).