Greek Literary Papyri

Since the earliest publications in the 19th century, Greek literary papyri have steadily rekindled the study of Graeco-Roman literature. By bringing to light new texts and even new genres, enriching the material basis for textual criticism of known texts, and mapping contexts of production and use of literary texts, Papyrology has played a key role as an ancillary discipline to literary and cultural studies of Graeco-Roman antiquity for about two centuries. This book is a state-of-the-art guide into the field of Literary Papyrology, aimed at both students and scholars. It combines a critical reappraisal of the past few decades of work on Greek literary and subliterary papyri with a retrospective look at earlier phases of the discipline. The book offers both an overview of the main contributions of the discipline to our knowledge of Greek literature and culture, and a discussion of the possibilities and challenges of Literary Papyrology today.

About the author

Chiara Meccariello, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Product details

• Authors: Chiara Meccariello
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2024
• EAN: 9783110787542
• ISBN: 978-3-11-078754-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Illustrations: 2 b/w and 8 col. ill., 3 b/w graphics
• Series: Trends in Classics - Key Perspectives on Classical Research
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Alte Geschichte, Archäologie, Education, Cultural Studies, Literacy, Papyrologie, Papyri, Alte Welt, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Classical history / classical civilisation, griechisch-römische Antike, SOC000000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, LIT004190 LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Griechische Papyri, Ancient readers