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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780078803321

Autore

Gibson Craig A. <1968->

Titolo

Interpreting a classic [[electronic resource] ] : Demosthenes and his ancient commentators / / Craig A. Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002

ISBN

0-520-92730-3

9786612356490

1-282-35649-6

1-59734-682-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Disciplina

885/.01

Soggetti

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Oratory, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Form And Transmission -- 2. Sources, Agenda, And Readership -- 3. Didymus -- Introduction Part Two -- 1. Commentary On Dem. 9-11 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 -- Concordance To The Translations -- General Index -- Index Locorum -- Index Verborum

Sommario/riassunto

Demosthenes (384-322 b.c.) was an Athenian statesman and a widely read author whose life, times, and rhetorical abilities captivated the minds of generations. Sifting through the rubble of a mostly lost tradition of ancient scholarship, Craig A. Gibson tells the story of how one group of ancient scholars helped their readers understand this man's writings. This book collects for the first time, translates, and offers explanatory notes on all the substantial fragments of ancient philological and historical commentaries on Demosthenes. Using these texts to illuminate an important aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity that



has hitherto been difficult to glimpse, Gibson gives a detailed portrait of a scholarly industry that touched generations of ancient readers from the first century B.C. to the fifth century and beyond. In this lucidly organized work, Gibson surveys the physical form of the commentaries, traces the history of how they were passed down, and explains their sources, interests, and readership. He also includes a complete collection of Greek texts, English translations, and detailed notes on the commentaries.