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Studies in the Textual Tradition of Terence (Paperback)
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Studies in the Textual Tradition of Terence (Paperback)
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The textual tradition of the Latin dramatist Publius Terentius Afer
(second century BC) is unusually rich and complex. Over six hundred
manuscripts containing some or all of Terence's six comedies have
survived, but only one codex and three small fragments date from
antiquity. All the rest were copied in the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance when Terence was very popular. Recently scholars have
been devoting considerable study to the role of his works and the
commentaries on them in the cultural and intellectual development
of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. However, little attention
has been given to an examination and re-examination of the
manuscripts in order to determine which are the most useful for
establishing a reliable text of the plays. In this study John N.
Grant examines afresh the manuscript tradition of the comedies,
looking in particular at a branch of the medieval manuscripts which
has been neglected in the past. He establishes the primacy of one
manuscript, the value of which has hitherto been disputed, and
points out the importance of others which have been known but have
been neglected by past editors of Terence. In addition, through a
careful study of the cycle of illustrations that appear in some
medieval manuscripts he brings under scrutiny the history of the
transmission of the text in late antiquity. He shows that, contrary
to the generally held view, the date of the original cycle of
illustrations from which those in the medieval manuscripts are
derived cannot be used to provide a chronological keystone for the
lost ancient manuscripts which were the ancestors of the surviving
witnesses. An appendix with a selection of readings from over 150
manuscripts will be of value to those interested in investigating
further the relationships among the extant manuscripts. This study
lays the foundation for a new edition of the plays of Terence.
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