Didymos: on Demosthenes |
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| Editor:
| Harding, Phillip |
| Series title: | Clarendon Ancient History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-815043-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $81.00 |
Book Description:
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The first-century BC Alexandrian scholar Didymos was nicknamed 'Bronze-guts' for his prolific output. But his work only survived in marginalia until 1901, when a papyrus containing part of his commentary on some speeches of the Greek orator-politician Demosthenes came to light. This edition provides a new text, a facing translation, an introduction, and extensive commentary. The discussion is fully accessible, since all Greek is translated.
The first-century BC Alexandrian scholar Didymos was nicknamed 'Bronze-guts' for his prolific output. But his work only survived in marginalia until 1901, when a papyrus containing part of his commentary on some speeches of the Greek orator-politician Demosthenes came to light. This edition provides a new text, a facing translation, an introduction, and extensive commentary. The discussion is fully accessible, since all Greek is translated.