Homer from Z to A : metrics, linguistics, and Zenodotus / Claire Le Feuvre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Feuvre, Claire, author.

Series:

Brill's studies in Indo-European languages & linguistics ; Volume 24.

Brill's Studies in Indo-European Languages and Linguistics Series ; Volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language--Discourse analysis.

Greek language.

Greek language--History.

Zenodotus, of Ephesus, approximately 325 B.C.-260 B.C--Language.

Zenodotus.

Homer--Criticism and interpretation.

Homer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2022]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the first systematic linguistic study of Zenodotus’ variant readings, showing that he used a version of Homer older than the one used by Aristarchus a century later. Several clues point to the fact that Zenodotus’ version belongs to a tradition that was already distinct from that which eventually yielded the vulgate (that is, the Homer we know). In particular, his version largely pre-dates the Sophists’ reflections on language, rhetorics and style, and the grammatical theories of Alexandrian scholars. The finding presented in this book should encourage not only historical linguists, but also philologists and classicists to revise the communis opinio and attentively consider Zenodotus’ readings in their research.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Claire Le Feuvre

Copyright Page / Claire Le Feuvre

Acknowledgements / Claire Le Feuvre

Abbreviations / Claire Le Feuvre

Introduction / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 1 Zenodotus’ text: An Overview / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 2 Sitting on an Old Tree / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 3 “Demain, dès l’aube” (Tomorrow at Dawn) / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 4 Stretching Arms / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 5 Matters of Perception / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 6 Cloaks and Coats / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 7 Straight Shaft and Straight Flight / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 8 Hollow Lacedaemon, Its Reeds, Its Crevices … / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 9 Reeds Again / Claire Le Feuvre

Chapter 10 Homer the Master of Rhetorics / Claire Le Feuvre

Synthesis / Claire Le Feuvre

Conclusion / Claire Le Feuvre

Appendix The Corpus / Claire Le Feuvre

Bibliography / Claire Le Feuvre

Indexes / Claire Le Feuvre.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Le Feuvre, Claire Homer from Z to A

ISBN:

9789004522343

OCLC:

1356004848

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004522343 DOI