History of Classical Philology: From Bentley to the 20th Century

by Gherardo Ugolini

An updated history of classical philology had long been a desideratum of scholars of the ancient world. The volume edited by Diego Lanza and Gherardo Ugolini is structured in three parts. In the first one ("Towards a science of antiquity") the approach of Anglo-Saxon philology (R. Bentley) and the institutionalization of the discipline in the German academic world (C.G. Heyne and F.A. Wolf) are described. In the second part ("The illusion of the archetype...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110722666
• ISBN13: 9783110722666
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary