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Classical Commentaries
. Ed(S): Kraus, Christina Shuttleworth; Stray, Christopher
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Description for Classical Commentaries
This rich collection of essays by an international group of authors explores a wide range of commentaries on ancient Latin and Greek texts. It pays particular attention to individual commentaries, national traditions of commentary, the part played by commentaries in the reception of classical texts, and the role of printing and publishing. Editor(s): Kraus, Christina Shuttleworth; Stray, Christopher, Ph.D. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black and white in-text illustrations and 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: DSBB; JNA; JNB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This rich collection of essays by an international group of scholars explores commentaries in many different languages on ancient Latin and Greek texts. The commentaries discussed range from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Together, the chapters contribute to the dialogue between two vibrant and developing fields of study: the history of scholarship and the history of the book. The volume pays particular attention to individual commentaries, national traditions of commentary, the part played by commentaries in the reception of classical texts, and the role of printing and publishing. The material form of commentaries is also considered-including how they ... Read more
This rich collection of essays by an international group of scholars explores commentaries in many different languages on ancient Latin and Greek texts. The commentaries discussed range from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Together, the chapters contribute to the dialogue between two vibrant and developing fields of study: the history of scholarship and the history of the book. The volume pays particular attention to individual commentaries, national traditions of commentary, the part played by commentaries in the reception of classical texts, and the role of printing and publishing. The material form of commentaries is also considered-including how they ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
Number of Pages
554
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199688982
SKU
V9780199688982
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About . Ed(S): Kraus, Christina Shuttleworth; Stray, Christopher
Christina S. Kraus is Thomas A. Thacher Professor of Latin at Yale University Christopher Stray is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University
Reviews for Classical Commentaries
a book of exceptional quality which deserves to be widely read, and its lessons absorbed. OUP has done a fine job, worthy of its contents.
Colin Leach, Classics for All
This edited volume is a delight, one of those books that all classicists will want to read not only for the important information it contains, but also for ... Read more
Colin Leach, Classics for All
This edited volume is a delight, one of those books that all classicists will want to read not only for the important information it contains, but also for ... Read more