Rara avis in Ultima Thule: Praefatio / Preface

Abstract

This book is a Festschrift dedicated to Synnøve des Bouvrie, professor of classical studies at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, who celebrates her seventieth birthday on 16^th November 2014. Apart from the introduction, the Festschrift is divided into four parts, namely a Pars Mythologica, Philosophico-Litteraria, Thulensis, and Latinitatis Vivae. Twelve articles have been written in English, seven in Latin, four in Norwegian and a single article in each of the languages French, Sami and Swedish. A biographical interview is also included, along with several illustrations made by Synnøve herself. The book has been edited by Per Pippin Aspaas (Tromsø), Sigrid Albert (Saarbrücken) and Fredrik Nilsen (Tromsø).