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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818486303321

Titolo

Ancient scholarship and grammar : archetypes, concepts and contexts / / edited by Stephanos Matthaios, Franco Montanari, Antonios Rengakos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : De Gruyter, 2011

ISBN

1-283-16669-0

9786613166692

3-11-025404-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (600 p.)

Collana

Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes, , 1868-4785 ; ; v. 8

Altri autori (Persone)

MatthaiosStephanos

MontanariFranco

RengakosAntonios

Disciplina

485

Soggetti

Greek language - Grammar, Historical

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: ancient scholarship and classical studies -- The ancient scholars at work -- The ancient grammarians on Greek language and linguistic correctness -- Ancient grammar in historical context -- Ancient grammar in interdisciplinary context.

Sommario/riassunto

Ancient Greek scholarship is currently in the centre of a multi-faceted and steadily growing research activity. The volume aims at investigating archetypes, concepts and contexts of the ancient philological discipline from a historical, methodological and ideological perspective. It includes 26 contributions by leading scholars divided into four sections: The ancient scholars at work, The ancient grammarians on Greek language and linguistic correctness, Ancient grammar in historical context  and Ancient grammar in interdisciplinary context. The period examined coincides with the establishment of scholarship as an autonomous discipline from the 3rd century BC to its peak in the first centuries AD. Archetypes and paradigms of philological activity during the classical era help investigate the origins of ancient scholarship, and the interdisciplinary discourse between scholarship, philosophy of language and rhetoric is illustrated. Thus, the thematic spectrum of the volume stretches from the 4th century BC to the



Byzantine era. Apart from the Greek antiquity, central aspects of the Latin grammatical tradition are also being examined.