Studies on the Text of Macrobius' Saturnalia by Robert Kaster (English) Hardcove

Description: Studies on the Text of Macrobius' Saturnalia by Robert Kaster This monograph, a companion to a new edition of Macrobius Saturnalia, surveys the early medieval transmission of the text, provides the first detailed stemma of the extant manuscripts, and discusses some of the nearly 300 passages in which the new text differs from the standard edition of James Willis. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Studies on the Text of Macrobius Saturnalia is a companion to new editions of Macrobius encyclopedic dialogue that are to appear in the Loeb Classical Library and the Oxford Classical Texts series. The first chapter reports the results of a new survey of all the extant manuscripts of the work written before the 13th century and provides the first detailed stemma, which allows the early medieval archetype to be reconstructed more reliably than previously.Chapter 2 discusses some of the nearly 300 passages in which the new text differs from the standard edition of James Willis (Teubner 1963); the critical discussions then continue in Chapter 3, which considerssome questions of editorial practice posed by a text whose author was not just the author but also, to a very extensive degree, a copyist himself. Three appendixes supplement the arguments in the body of the monograph. Author Biography Robert Kaster is Professor of Classics and Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin at Princeton University. Table of Contents PrefaceChapter 1: The Medieval Manuscript Tradition of Macrobius SaturnaliaChapter 2: MacrobianaChapter 3: The Author as CopyistAppendix 1: Other ManuscriptsAppendix 2: P and Other ProblemsAppendix 3: Conspectus editionumBibliographyNotes Review "The tome is a model of concision and clarity, whose brisk style lightens the load of this technical material. Anyone interested in Kasters new text will need to consult these studies." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Promotional The first complete survey of all surviving manuscripts written before the 13th century Long Description Studies on the Text of Macrobius Saturnalia is a companion to new editions of Macrobius encyclopedic dialogue that are to appear in the Loeb Classical Library and the Oxford Classical Texts series. The first chapter reports the results of a new survey of all the extant manuscripts of the work written before the 13th century and provides the first detailed stemma, which allows the early medieval archetype to be reconstructed more reliably than previously.Chapter 2 discusses some of the nearly 300 passages in which the new text differs from the standard edition of James Willis (Teubner 1963); the critical discussions then continue in Chapter 3, which considers some questions of editorial practice posed by a text whose author was not just the author but also,to a very extensive degree, a copyist himself. Three appendixes supplement the arguments in the body of the monograph. Review Text "The tome is a model of concision and clarity, whose brisk style lightens the load of this technical material. Anyone interested in Kasters new text will need to consult these studies." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Review Quote "The tome is a model of concision and clarity, whose brisk style lightens the load of this technical material. Anyone interested in Kasters new text will need to consult these studies." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review Feature Selling point: the first complete survey of all surviving manuscripts written before the 13th centurySelling point: the first detailed "family tree" of the manuscripts that allows us to reconstruct the archetype (the common ancestor of all the extant manuscripts)Selling point: extensive discussion of both theoretical and practical questions of modern editorial practiceSelling point: extensive discussion of over 100 of the 300 passages where the new edition differs from the standard text Details ISBN0199751366 Short Title STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF MACROBI Language English ISBN-10 0199751366 ISBN-13 9780199751365 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 878.04 Pages 144 Illustrations Yes Year 2010 Series Number NO. Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2010-11-25 Publication Date 2010-11-25 AU Release Date 2010-11-25 NZ Release Date 2010-11-25 US Release Date 2010-11-25 Edited by M. West Birth 1938 Death 1844 Position Professor of Nursing and Child Psychiatry Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Author Robert Kaster Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Society for Classical Studies American Classical Studies Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95873982;

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