Pictured: Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal manuscript We are delighted to share the wonderful news from Ben Elliott (MA Latin, 2024) that his new translation of John Cassian’s “On the Incarnation” has been accepted for publication by Paulist Press into the well-regarded series, Ancient Christian Writers, and will be released in the coming year. Elliot began his work on Cassian as a student at UGA. Having set his sights on a new translation, it soon became clear that the underlying Latin text also needed improvement. This began a journey of learning and discovery that has culminated in Elliot completing an entirely new Latin critical edition through a full re-appraisal of the manuscripts, many of which being examined for the first time, as well as a collection of medieval appropriations of Cassian by Alcuin which were discovered by Elliot in his research. He then also received a fellowship from the LECTIO Institute at KU Leuven and Brepols Publishers to travel to Belgium in the spring to complete the final details of his new edition [watch for it in the Alexander Room!]. Elliot continues to reside nearby in NE Atlanta with his family and is currently assembling the first-ever critical edition of “The Seven Books Against Felix” by Alcuin of York, which will hopefully be complete in 2026. He continues to enjoy poetry and ice hockey, but these days spends most of his time sitting by the phone, waiting to get the call to return to Athens and pick up a course as an adjunct in the department. Congratulations, Ben Elliot! Type of News/Audience: Alumni Faculty and Staff Students
