9780520229563 - Interpreting a Classic: Demosthenes and His Ancient Commentators (The Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature) von Gibson, Craig A. (9 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Yes. First Editiion. Hardcover. 261 pps with index. Ancient Greek scholarship at its best. As new in crisp dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Like New. First Edition. "Craig Gibson's Interpreting a Classic, starting from the papyrus fragments of Didymus on Demosthenes' Fourth Philippie, shows just how rewarding such recondite material can be. In Gibson's hands old-fashioned philological Wissenschaft becomes the high-level instrument for a beautifully argued step-by-step detective investigation (complete with translation and his own commentary) of one strand in the ancient academic pursuit of truth. As Gibson says, 'At stake was nothing less than the correct interpretation of a classic,' and this has clearly been his own guiding principle too. I cannot think of another book on so recherche a topic that so successfully combines meticulous scholarship with clarity, elegance of exposition, and an infectious enthusiasm for solving recalcitrant textual problems."â"Peter Green, author of Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age "Desmosthenes was 'the orator,' in the view of subsequent writers, and reading his speeches was a part of education and culture for the rest of antiquity. But ancient readers, like modern ones, needed help to interpret and situate these speeches, which were intended for an audience who knew the issues, the circumstances, and the langauge. The result was commentaries, philological and historical, designed for readers of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.In Interpreting a Classic, Gibson brings this material together and uses it to write the history of an important episode of reading the classics.Interpreting a Classic makes a significant contribution to our understanding of scholarship in antiquity and of ancient readers."â"Kent Rigsby, Professor of Classics at Duke University and editor of the journal Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies. Cloth, dj. Bright, clean copy in fine dj.

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Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Sehr gut. 261 Seiten Fresh and clean hardcover copy in good condition with original dustjacket. Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Contents - Preface - Abbreviations - Introduction - Part One. The Ancient Commentaries on Demosthenes - 1. Form and Transmission - 2. Sources, Agenda, and Readership - 3. Didymus - Part Two. Texts, Translations, and Notes - 1. Commentary on Dem. 911 and 13 (P.Berol.inv. 9780) - 2. Didymus Fragments in Harpocration - 3. Lexicon to Dem. 23 (P.Berol.inv. 5008) - 4. Commentary on Dem. 5 (P.Berol.inv. 21188) - 5. Commentary on Dem. 22 (P.Stras.inv. 84) - 6. Lexicon to Dem. 21 (P.Rain.inv. 7) - Appendix: Rhetorical Prologue and Commentary on Dem. 21 (P.Lond.Lit. 179) - Bibliography - General Index - Index Verborum - Index Locorum ISBN 9780520229563 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 540.

Zustand: New. pp. xii + 261.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 261 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Craig A. Gibson tells the story of how one group of ancient scholars helped their readers understand Demosthenes writings. This book collects, translates and offers explanatory notes on all the substantial fragments of ancient philological and historical co.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A study of the surviving ancient scholia (marginalia) to the speeches of Demosthenes.