The Early Textual History of Lucretius' de Rerum Natura

ISBN-13: 9781108730235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 362 str.

David Butterfield

Opis

Surveys the first millennium in the circulation of Lucretius' De rerum natura, analysing its ancient readers, annotators, scribes and owners.

Recenzje

'The style and the structure of the volume are very clear and the book can be considered a valuable tool …' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; 1. A sketch of the extant Lucretian manuscripts; 2. The indirect tradition of Lucretius; 3. The capitula of DRN; 4. The correcting hands of O; 5. The marginal annotations of Q1; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Capitula Lucretiana; Appendix 2. Apparatus fontium Lucreti (ante a.d. millesimum); Appendix 3. The corrections and annotations of O; Appendix 4. The foliation of the Lucretian archetype; Appendix 5. The fate of OQS in the early modern period.