Problems of textual criticism and interpretation in Lucan's De Bello Civili
Lennart Håkanson
As is well known, the first edition of Lucan's De bello civili that offered a critical apparatus in modern sense word was Carl Hosius' edition, published 1892, then revised and reprinted twice, last time 1913. It editions Hosius Bourgery-Ponchont give us fullest information about MSS readings. The most important Lucan this century, by Housman 1926, contains, on other hand, only selection readings taken over from Hosius. In his preface as eager any occasion to demonstrate unreliability codex Montepessulanus, M, favourite predecessor Hosius, scholar who has recently re-examined an essential part tradition says him: ‘The slighting M general Housman's peculiar contribution study transmission text. Rather than attempt understand nature evidence, he preferred ignore it. would be relevant ask editor with such attitude why bothers provide criticus.’ These hard words come Harold C. Gotoff, 1971 monograph text ninth century . Gotoff's book will certainly valuable help future far composition concerned, but not at all, I think, same degree when it comes constitution This may perhaps sound somewhat peculiar, try make clear what mean.
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