Textual Tradition of Euripides'' Orestes

Zusatztext 'The detailed analysis of affiliations and multifarious linkages ... is handled with unimpeachable accuracy ... and clarity of presentation ... But we must be grateful to D. ... for providing so much of the evidence needed for further study in this field.'C.W. Willink, The Classical Review, 1992 Klappentext Orestes, produced in 408 BC near the end of Euripides' life, was one of the most popular Greek tragedies and consequently was preserved in a large number of medieval manuscripts. Based on close scrutiny of the sixty most important, this book explains the complicated relationships that existed between them and reexamines the contribution made by the papyri and quotations that preserve parts of the play. Offering important new insights into problems of text and interpretation, meter, and the activities of Byzantine scholars, this important book will be indispensable to all students of the transmission of Greek tragedy and the transmission of classical texts in general. Zusammenfassung This examination of the many medieval manuscripts through which "Orestes" was transmitted tries to illuminate some of the problems of interpretation and metre. It explores the relationships between the manuscripts and pays particular attention to the work done by Byzantine scholars.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Diggle, James (Professor of Classics Diggle, Diggle James
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.07.1991
• EAN: 9780198147664
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814766-4
• Pagine: 196
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval