Interpreting a classic : Demosthenes and his ancient commentators / Craig A. Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibson, Craig A., 1968-

Series:

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.

The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demosthenes--Criticism and interpretation--History.

Demosthenes.

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

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.

Oratory, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786612356490

9780520927308

0520927303

9781282356498

1282356496

9781597346825

1597346829

OCLC:

475927133