Two Studies on Pindar
Braswell, Bruce Karl; Neumann-Hartmann, Arlette (EDT)
ISBN 10: 3034316763 ISBN 13: 9783034316767
Published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2015
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The late Bruce Karl Braswell worked on Pindar for decades. Besides many smaller contributions, his research resulted in fundamental commentaries on Pythian Four (1988), Nemean One (1992), and Nemean Nine (1998), and his last monograph, dedicated to Didymos of Alexandria and his ancient commentary on Pindar (2013). Two substantial, self-contained manuscript fragments were found in his papers after his death. Their originality and innovative methodological approach justify their posthumous publication.
Part I of the present volume contains the fragment of Braswell’s planned study, A Contribution to the History of Pindaric Scholarship. Using the example of Nemean Nine, Braswell traces the history of Pindar interpretation from Antiquity to the end of the 16th century. The source texts for his exegesis appear as an appendix to the study.
Part II contains the completed fragment of A Commentary on Pindar Nemean Ten. Alongside the original text and translation of the first two triads of this ode, this section includes a detailed verse-by-verse commentary and the text and translation of the relevant scholia. The commentary on the first triad is supplemented by an extensive appendix on the Argive legends and monuments reported by Pausanias. In brief introductions, the editor recounts the origins of the manuscripts and their preparation for print.
About the Author: Arlette Neumann-Hartmann is a Research Fellow in the Classics Department of the University of Fribourg and Editor for Classical Studies at Schwabe publishing house. Interested in ancient Greek poetry, she has published a monograph on the epinician poetry of Pindar and Bacchylides (Epinikien und ihr Aufführungsrahmen, Hildesheim 2009) and a bibliographical report on Pindar and Bacchylides (1988–2007) for the journal Lustrum: Internationale Forschungsberichte aus dem Bereich des klassischen Altertums (vol. 52, 2010).
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Title: Two Studies on Pindar
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New