The story of Apollonius, King of Tyre : a study of its Greek origin and an edition of the two oldest Latin recensions / by G.A.A. Kortekaas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kortekaas, G. A. A.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 0169-8958 253.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 253

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri.

Apollonius of Tyre (Fictitious character)--Romances--Criticism, Textual.

Apollonius of Tyre (Fictitious character).

Apollonius of Tyre (Fictitious character)--Romances.

Latin fiction--Criticism, Textual.

Latin fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The story of Apollonius King of Tyre has rightly been called the most popular romance of the Middle Ages. From Iceland to Greece, from Spain to Russia, versions of this novel are recorded. It is the variation among the Latin versions and the numerous vernacular adaptations that make this story especially interesting. Shakespeare used and adapted it in his Pericles, Prince of Tyre. Its plot continues to fascinate us. Incest, deception, pirates, famine, sex and shipwreck form its tasty ingredients. Its links with the Greek novel, which today stands in the centre of scholarly interest, are striking. In this book the author attempts to show that the novel originated in Greece, or more precisely Asia Minor, possibly in Tarsus. A graffito from Pergamum and a coin struck in Tarsus at the time of Caracalla’s visit (215 AD) support his conviction. All these aspects make the present book attractive to scholars of many different disciplines.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Prolegomena: Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri

Stemmata For Ha(Lat) And Ha(Gr)

RA and RB as Integral Late Latin Texts From A Christianised Milieu, Probably To Be Localised In Rome

RA and RB Compared With Each Other

RA and RB As Translations/Adaptations Of A Greek Christian Intermediate Phase R(Gr)

A Closer Look At The Intermediate Phase R(Gr)

The Original Greek Text Ha(Gr)

A Final Judgment On RA and RB

Was The Ha Written In Tarsus? A Proposal

The Development Of Ha Through History (Summary)

Consequences For The Edition Of The Text

Sigla Recensionum Et Codicum

Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri: Textus

Index Locorum Ex S.S. (Vulg.)

Auctores Latini

Auctores Graeci

Nomina Propria Et Geographica

Index Vocum Locutionumque

Index Grammaticus/Stilisticus

Index Locorum Praecipuorum Ha.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-91534-X

9786610915347

90-474-0566-8

1-4294-0840-5

OCLC:

191950455

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047405665 DOI