Author Description
This new edition of Aristophanes is intended to replace the previous Oxford Classical Text published in 1900-1. Since that date it has been possible to construct a far better picture of the transmission of the text from antiquity to the age of printing and to obtain reliable reports of other significant manuscripts. While some of the new information has been taken into account for recent commentaries on individual plays, there is no easily available complete edition. Though the text of the plays is better preserved than that of Greek tragedy, the editor has thought it desirable to record or adopt a fair number of conjectures, some of them little known or unjustly disregarded; in a few passages he has ventured to offer suggestions of his own.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the textual transmission of Aristophanes' comedies to provide a modern, critical edition that improves upon the outdated 1900-1 Oxford Classical Text. N. G. Wilson, a distinguished scholar of classical philology, utilizes advancements in manuscript studies and historical analysis to refine the established Greek text. The work presents a scholarly reconstruction that incorporates previously overlooked conjectures and original editorial suggestions to address long-standing textual ambiguities.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A critical edition of the first volume of Aristophanes' plays
- Updated textual apparatus reflecting modern manuscript research
- Scholarly commentary on the transmission history from antiquity to the printing era
Scope Limits
- This volume is limited to the plays contained in the first part of the collection
- The text is presented in the original Ancient Greek without an English translation
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts regard this edition as a standard reference for academic study and research in classical philology. Readers frequently note the high level of technical precision and the necessity of this text for anyone engaging in serious textual criticism of Aristophanic comedy.
Page Count:
440
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0191524883
ISBN-13:
9780191524882
Drama
Comedy
English & College Success
Academic
English
Philology