Author Description
W. S. Barrett (1914-2001) was one of the finest Hellenists of the second half of the twentieth century, known above all for his celebrated edition of Euripides' Hippolytus. This volume of his collected scholarly papers includes five articles published between 1954 and 1978, together with a much larger number of others that remained unpublished in his lifetime and are made known here for the first time. They deal mainly with Greek lyric poetry (Stesichorus, Pindar, Bacchylides) and Tragedy. Students of Greek literature will welcome this unexpected posthumous addition to Barrett's oeuvre, as well as the reappearance of the published articles.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the technical nuances of Greek lyric poetry and tragedy through the rigorous application of textual criticism. W. S. Barrett, a prominent 20th-century Hellenist, provides a collection of scholarly inquiries that examine the structural and linguistic integrity of classical texts. The work synthesizes previously published articles with a significant body of posthumous research to offer a comprehensive look at the editorial challenges inherent in ancient Greek literature.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed textual analysis of Stesichorus, Pindar, and Bacchylides
- Methodological approaches to the study of Greek tragedy
- A compilation of both previously published and newly released scholarly papers
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a general history of Greek literature
- It does not offer translations for a lay audience, focusing instead on specialized philological critique
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and students of classical philology regard this collection as a significant contribution to the study of Barrett's specific editorial methodology. The text is noted for its high level of academic density, serving primarily as a resource for advanced researchers in the field of Hellenistic studies.
Page Count:
520
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0191525286
ISBN-13:
9780191525285
Poetry
Philology
English & College Success
English
Greek poetry
Greek drama
Literary Criticism
Academic
Greek
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