An Introduction to Latin Textual Emendation: Based on the Text of Plautus (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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Master the art of reading Plautus texts with precision.
This guide explains how scholars identify authentic readings by examining manuscripts, margins, and glosses, helping you understand how the text came to be.
This work lays out a clear, practical approach to Latin textual emendation. It covers how to describe manuscripts, judge which readings matter, and distinguish different hands or corrections, all while avoiding unnecessary details.- How to plan and carry out a careful collation of Latin manuscripts
- How to recognize reliable variants, corrections, and glosses
- How to describe a manuscript's physical state and contents
- How to map readings to archetypes and reconstruct the original text
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