Prolegomena to Homer 1795 (Princeton Legacy Library, 417) - Softcover

Wolf, Fa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691102473 ISBN 13: 9780691102474

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1992

Synopsis

The subjects Wolf addressed have dominated Homeric scholarship for almost two centuries. Especially important were his analyses of the history of writing and of the nature of Alexandrian scholarship and his consideration of the composition of the Homeric poems--which set the terms for the analyst/unitarian controversy. His exploration of the history of the transmission of the text in antiquity opened a new field of research and transformed conceptions of the relations of ancient and modern culture.

Originally published in 1986.

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Review:

"Wolf's Prolegomena has long been recognized as one of the most important books in the history of classical studies. . . . This English translation, with a detailed historical introduction, makes it fully accessible to the modern reader. . . . The analytical and unitarian interpretations of Homer have, indeed, been argued over ever since. It is gratifying that the work which started this famous controversy is available once again."--H. B. Nisbet, Times Higher Education Supplement

"This is the first English translation of Wolf's Prolegomena ad Homerum, a seminal work for classical scholarship. An introduction places Wolf in the cultural setting of eighteenth-century Germany, especially with regard to Homeric studies, showing how he was influenced by contemporary textual criticism of the Old Testament, and how Wolf's work was originally received."--Choice

About the Author:

Anthony Grafton teaches European history at Princeton University. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the history of classical scholarship, the history of science and the history of learning, from late antiquity to the twentieth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0691102473
• ISBN 13: 9780691102474
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280