The Textual Tradition of Euripides' Orestes
by
James Diggle
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
019814766X
ISBN-13
9780198147664
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Clarendon Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 25th, 1991
Print length
196 Pages
Weight
379 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 14.60 x 1.70 cms
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Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
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This examination of the many medieval manuscripts through which "Orestes" was transmitted tries to illuminate some of the problems of interpretation and metre. It explores the relationships between the manuscripts and pays particular attention to the work done by Byzantine scholars.
Orestes, produced in 408 BC towards the end of Euripides'' life, was one of the most popular Greek tragedies in antiquity, and was consequently preserved in a large number of medieval manuscripts. Having investigated about sixty of the most important, James Diggle explains the complicated relationships which exist among them. He also examines afresh the contribution of the papyri and quotations which preserve parts of the play. In the course of these analyses he throws much light on problems of text and interpretation, on metre, and on the activities of Byzantine scholars.This examination of Orestes is the last major task in the completion of the study of the Euripidean manuscript tradition. As such it will be indispensable to all students of the transmission of Greek tragedy.
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