Title: The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: Volume 3
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Publication Date: 2016
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0371614104
ISBN 13: 9780371614105
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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The Biographical Dictionary Of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge is a 19th-century reference-entry collection that surveys prominent Greek writers and philosophers—Aristophanes, Aristophanes of Byzantium, and Aristotle—along with related figures bearing similar names. It situates each figure within their historical settings, briefly summarizes their major works, influence, and scholarly reception, and traces the transmission of texts across Greek, Arabic, and Latin cultures. The volume treats Aristophanes as a central figure in Old Comedy, detailing his satirical targets of Athenian institutions and his vivid character sketches. Aristophanes of Byzantium is highlighted for foundational contributions to Homeric scholarship, textual criticism, and the development of punctuation and linguistic analysis. Aristotle is presented as a central figure in ancient philosophy, outlining his theoretical and practical programs (metaphysics, logic, ethics, politics, natural philosophy, biology, and aesthetics) and his extensive reception throughout antiquity and the medieval world, including Scholasticism and later editions. The work also includes numerous other entries, emphasizing textual transmission, editorial history, and cross-cultural reception of classical and related works.

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