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Description for Sophocles Fabulae
Hardcover. This text of Sophocles is the product of close collaboration between the two editors and discussions in graduate seminars held in Oxford. The evidence of the manuscript tradition has been assessed and the results of one important discovery have been exploited. Editor(s): Wilson, Mr. Nigel. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 124 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
This new Oxford Classical Text of Sophocles is the product of many years of close collaboration between the two editors. Most of the major difficulties of text and interpretation have been discussed in graduate seminars held in Oxford. The evidence of the manuscript tradition has been carefully assessed, and the results of one important discovery have been exploited for the first time. It has also been possible to take account of many little-known or forgotten conjectures, mostly due to critics of the nineteenth century, and some of these have been adopted or given a place in the apparatus criticus. A ... Read more
This new Oxford Classical Text of Sophocles is the product of many years of close collaboration between the two editors. Most of the major difficulties of text and interpretation have been discussed in graduate seminars held in Oxford. The evidence of the manuscript tradition has been carefully assessed, and the results of one important discovery have been exploited for the first time. It has also been possible to take account of many little-known or forgotten conjectures, mostly due to critics of the nineteenth century, and some of these have been adopted or given a place in the apparatus criticus. A ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Classical Texts
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198145776
SKU
V9780198145776
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Reviews for Sophocles Fabulae
`splendid new text' Times Literary Supplement 'the best so far produced ... the editors can be depended upon to distinguish better Greek from worse ... It should hold its place as the standard text for a long time to come.' M.L. West, All Souls College, Oxford, The Classical Review, 1991 'The editors have produced a selective critical commentary of permanent ... Read more