Prolegomena to Homer 1795

by: Wolf, F.A.

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 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 histor

Contents:
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*A NOTE ON CITATIONS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*CHAPTER I-VII, pg. 43*CHAPTER VIII-LI, pg. 59*CHAPTER I-II, pg. 220*SUBSIDIA, pg. 227*BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS, pg. 249*INDEX NOMINUM, pg. 255*INDEX LOCORUM, pg. 263

Prolegomena ad Homerum
Sive, de operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi

The German classical philologist Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824) developed a holistic approach which deeply influenced modern classical studies. In this 1795 treatise, he argues that the poems attributed to Homer were composed orally and that, prior to their transcription, they were altered by editors and performers in order to appeal to contemporary audiences, only coming together in their apparent artistic unity once they had been written down. Like many scholars of his day, seeking to reach an international audience, Wolf wrote in Latin here. And although he may have intended to address further questions relating to the Homeric epics, only this volume was ever published. Radical at the time, the arguments presented here now form the foundation of modern Homeric scholarship, shedding light on the composition, performance, transmission and evolution of ancient poetry.

Table of Contents
Prolegomena I-LI.

Prolegomena to Homer 1795

by: Wolf, F.A.

• ISBN-13: 9780691102474 / 978-0-691-10247-4
• ISBN-03: 0691102473 / 0-691-10247-3
• Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1985

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