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The manuscript tradition of Propertius / James L. Butrica.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butrica, J. L. (James L.), 1951-2006, author.
- Series:
- Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 17.
- Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 17 = Phoenix. Tome supplémentaire
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Propertius, Sextus--Manuscripts.
- Propertius, Sextus.
- Elegiac poetry, Latin--Criticism, Textual.
- Elegiac poetry, Latin.
- Love poetry, Latin--Criticism, Textual.
- Love poetry, Latin.
- Transmission of texts.
- Manuscripts, Latin.
- Rome--In literature.
- Rome.
- Genre:
- Manuscripts.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1984.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The elegist Sextus Propertius (ca 50-ca 16 BC) is generally reckoned among the most difficult of Latin authors. This study, the fullest survey of the manuscripts so far, considers the affiliation of more than 140 complete or partial witnesses and offers a thorough reassessment of the tradition.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Frequently Used Sigla
- Introduction. The History and Present State of the Question
- Chapter 1. Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Chapter 2. The A Tradition
- Chapter 3. N and the Vetustus codex of Berardino Valla
- Chapter 4. The Earlier Humanistic Tradition
- Chapter 5. g, Z, and the Delta Manuscripts
- Chapter 6. Additional M Manuscripts
- Chapter 7. A Humanistic Vulgate
- Chapter 8. Scholars' Copies
- Chapter 9. The Incunabula and Their Descendants
- Conclusion: Sample Texts
- The Manuscripts
- Appendix 1. A Renaissance Derivation of Monobyblos
- Appendix 2. Manuscripts Used by Scholars of the Nineteenth Century and Earlier
- Appendix 3. Dated and Datable Manuscripts
- Bibliography
- Indexes
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-5114-8
- 1-4426-3277-1
- OCLC:
- 929153483
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