The printed Homer : a 3,000 year publishing and translation history of the Iliad and the Odyssey / Philip H. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Philip H., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer. Iliad.

Homer.

Homer. Odyssey.

Homer--Translations--History and criticism.

Homer--Translations--Bibliography.

Epic poetry--Publishing--History.

Epic poetry.

Epic poetry, Greek--Bibliography.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Transmission of texts--History.

Transmission of texts.

Homer--Bibliography.

History.

Publishing.

Translations.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Epic poetry, Greek.

Physical Description:

vi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2003]

Contents:

Part I Homer and the Homeric Text

1. Who Was Homer? 9

2. The Creation of the Homeric Text 14

3. The Homeric Text in Classical Antiquity 47

4. The Homeric Text in Medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire 67

5. Homer, Renaissance Humanism, and the Printing Press 77

6. The Homeric Text in the Modern World: Translations and Editions

On Translating Homer 84

7. Homer, Present and Future 159

Part II Printed Editions of the Homeric Texts, 1470 to 2000 C.E.

1470 to 1500 176

1501 to 1600 177

1601 to 1700 189

1701 to 1800 197

1801 to 1850 214

1851 to 1900 239

1901 to 1950 287

1951 to 2000 327

Appendix A Comments on the Printings Lists of Part II 389

Appendix C Latin City Names and Their Modern Equivalents 396

Appendix D Printings Listed by Translator or Author 398

Appendix E Printings Listed by Printer or Publisher 419

Appendix F Printings Listed by Place Printed 444

Appendix G First Printings in Vernacular Languages 465.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-478) and index.

ISBN:

0786415509

OCLC:

52358649