Texts, Editors, and Readers: Methods and Problems in Latin Textual Criticism (Roman Literature and its Contexts) - Hardcover

Tarrant, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521766575 ISBN 13: 9780521766579

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Re-examines the most traditional area of classical scholarship, offering critical assessments of the current state of the field, its methods and controversies, and the challenges it faces. Useful both to classicists who are not textual critics and to non-classicists interested in issues of editing.

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Críticas:

'... this is an excellent book both in itself and because it puts so many things into question. It paves the way for a huge improvement in the editing of classical texts.' Franz Dolveck, École française de Rome

Reseña del editor:

This book re-examines the most traditional area of classical scholarship, offering critical assessments of the current state of the field, its methods and controversies, and its prospects for the future in a digital environment. Each stage of the editorial process is examined, from gathering and evaluating manuscript evidence to constructing the text and critical apparatus, with particular attention given to areas of dispute, such as the role of conjecture. The importance of subjective factors at every point is highlighted. An Appendix offers practical guidance in reading a critical apparatus. The discussion is framed in a way that is accessible to non-specialists, with all Latin texts translated. The book will be useful both to classicists who are not textual critics and to non-classicists interested in issues of editing.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0521766575
• ISBN 13: 9780521766579
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 206