Texts, Editors, and Readers: Methods and Problems in Latin Textual Criticism

by Richard Tarrant

Book Overview

This book re-examines the most traditional area of classical scholarship, offering critical assessments of the current state of the field, its methods and controversies, and its prospects for the future in a digital environment. Each stage of the editorial process is examined, from gathering and evaluating manuscript evidence to constructing the text and critical apparatus, with particular attention given to areas of dispute, such as the role of conjecture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521158990
• ISBN13: 9780521158992
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"