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Friedrich August Wolf - Prolegomena to Homer, 1795 - 9780691637167 - V9780691637167
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Prolegomena to Homer, 1795

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Description for Prolegomena to Homer, 1795 Hardback. Translator(s): Grafton, Anthony. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3JF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
The subjects Wolf addressed have dominated Homeric scholarship for almost two centuries. Especially important were his analyses of the history of writing and of the nature of Alexandrian scholarship and his consideration of the composition of the Homeric poems--which set the terms for the analyst/unitarian controversy. His exploration of the history of the transmission of the text in antiquity opened a new field of research and transformed conceptions of the relations of ancient and modern culture. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691637167
SKU
V9780691637167
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Reviews for Prolegomena to Homer, 1795
"Wolf's Prolegomena has long been recognized as one of the most important books in the history of classical studies... This English translation, with a detailed historical introduction, makes it fully accessible to the modern reader... The analytical and unitarian interpretations of Homer have, indeed, been argued over ever since. It is gratifying that the work which started this famous controversy ... Read more

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