Fleischer The Original Verses of Apollodorus’ ›Chronica‹

Edition, Translation and Commentary on the First Iambic Didactic Poem in the Light of New Evidence
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-11-070372-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 19, 314 Seiten

Reihe: Sozomena

The by the grammarian Apollodorus of Athens (2nd century BC) was an exemplary chronographical reference work. It was composed in trimeters and represents the first Iambic didactic poem ever. So far, the surviving original verses have hardly been appreciated and analyzed in their own terms. Therefore a comprehensive collection of these verses is provided, including an introduction, edition, translation and commentary. Most verses stem from Philodemus' , a Herculanean papyrus. Through the use of new imaging techniques and cutting-edge editing methods, enormous textual progress has been made. Many verses have been newly restored or significantly improved. They often reveal new hard facts about Academic philosophers and also bear some relevance for the dating of the and for Apollodorus' biography. In short, this collection guarantees easy access to the genuine verses of the , as originally drafted by Apollodorus, and thereby facilitates a contextualization or comparison with other (Iambic) didactic poems on a dramatically changed textual basis. The scope of the book fulfills various scholarly desiderata from a historical, philosophical, philological and literary-critical standpoint.

Zielgruppe

Classicists, Papyrologists, Ancient historians, Scholars of ancie

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleischer, Kilian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Kilian Fleischer, Würzburg University, Germany.