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Multitextuality in the Homeric Iliad: The Witness of Ptolemaic Papyri
Graeme D. Bird
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Paperback. Examines a small group of early papyrus manuscripts of Homer's Iliad, known as the Ptolemaic papyri, which, although fragmentary, are the oldest surviving physical evidence of the text of the Iliad, dating from the third to the first centuries BCE. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Graeme D. Bird examines a small group of early papyrus manuscripts of Homer’s Iliad, known as the Ptolemaic papyri, which, although fragmentary, are the oldest surviving physical evidence of the text of the Iliad, dating from the third to the first centuries BCE.
These papyri have been described as “eccentric” or even “wild” by some scholars. They differ significantly from the usual text of the Iliad, sometimes showing lines with different wording, at other times including so-called “interpolated” lines that are completely absent from our more familiar version.
Whereas some scholars denigrate these papyri because of their “eccentricity,” ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Hellenic Studies
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674053236
SKU
V9780674053236
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About Graeme D. Bird
Graeme D. Bird is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Classics at Gordon College.
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