Classics from Papyrus to the Internet: An Introduction to Transmission and Recep

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Classics from Papyrus to the Internet by Jeffrey M. Hunt, R. Alden Smith, Fabio Stok, Craig W. Kallendorf This major overview of how classical texts were preserved across millennia addresses both the process of transmission and the issue of reception, as well as the key reference works and online professional tools for studying literary transmission. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner, PROSE Award, Classics, Association of American Publishers (AAP), 2018Writing down the epic tales of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus in texts that became the Iliad and the Odyssey was a defining moment in the intellectual history of the West, a moment from which many current conventions and attitudes toward books can be traced. But how did texts originally written on papyrus in perhaps the eighth century BC survive across nearly three millennia, so that today people can read them electronically on a smartphone?Classics from Papyrus to the Internet provides a fresh, authoritative overview of the transmission and reception of classical texts from antiquity to the present. The authors begin with a discussion of ancient literacy, book production, papyrology, epigraphy, and scholarship, and then examine how classical texts were transmitted from the medieval period through the Renaissance and the Enlightenment to the modern era. They also address the question of reception, looking at how succeeding generations responded to classical texts, preserving some but not others. This sheds light on the origins of numerous scholarly disciplines that continue to shape our understanding of the past, as well as the determined effort required to keep the literary tradition alive. As a resource for students and scholars in fields such as classics, medieval studies, comparative literature, paleography, papyrology, and Egyptology, Classics from Papyrus to the Internet presents and discusses the major reference works and online professional tools for studying literary transmission. Author Biography Jeffrey M. Hunt is a senior lecturer in the Department of Classics at Baylor University.R. Alden Smith is a professor of classics at Baylor University.Fabio Stok is a professor of Latin literature and classical tradition at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Table of Contents PrefaceForeword by Craig KallendorfChapter 1. Writing and Literature in AntiquityChapter 2. Grammar, Scholarship, and Scribal Practice from Antiquity to the Middle AgesChapter 3. Classical Reception from Antiquity to the Middle AgesChapter 4. Classics and HumanistsChapter 5. Classical Texts in the Age of PrintingChapter 6. Tools for the Modern ScholarNotesBibliographyIndex Review Hunt, Smith, and Stok have produced a valuable and useful book…Especially as Classics continues to be a source of interest and even contention in the public eye, the history of the field should remain of vital interest to students…The present volume offers a rich and engaging starting point. * New England Classical Journal * Promotional "I am not exaggerating when I suggest that every classicist should read this book if they want to understand how their field works; nor am I exaggerating when I say that it is accessible to both serious undergraduates with a background in the classics and to teacher-scholars who want a succinct explanation of how classical texts have been transmitted." -- Craig Kallendorf, Texas A&M University, editor of A Companion to the Classical Tradition Prizes Winner of PROSE Award, Classics, Association of American Publishers (AAP) 2018 (United States) Long Description Winner, PROSE Award, Classics, Association of American Publishers (AAP), 2018 Writing down the epic tales of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus in texts that became the Iliad and the Odyssey was a defining moment in the intellectual history of the West, a moment from which many current conventions and attitudes toward books can be traced. But how did texts originally written on papyrus in perhaps the eighth century BC survive across nearly three millennia, so that today people can read them electronically on a smartphone? Classics from Papyrus to the Internet provides a fresh, authoritative overview of the transmission and reception of classical texts from antiquity to the present. The authors begin with a discussion of ancient literacy, book production, papyrology, epigraphy, and scholarship, and then examine how classical texts were transmitted from the medieval period through the Renaissance and the Enlightenment to the modern era. They also address the question of reception, looking at how succeeding generations responded to classical texts, preserving some but not others. This sheds light on the origins of numerous scholarly disciplines that continue to shape our understanding of the past, as well as the determined effort required to keep the literary tradition alive. As a resource for students and scholars in fields such as classics, medieval studies, comparative literature, paleography, papyrology, and Egyptology, Classics from Papyrus to the Internet presents and discusses the major reference works and online professional tools for studying literary transmission. Review Quote Hunt, Smith, and Stok have produced a valuable and useful book...Especially as Classics continues to be a source of interest and even contention in the public eye, the history of the field should remain of vital interest to students...The present volume offers a rich and engaging starting point. Details ISBN147731301X Author Craig W. Kallendorf Pages 360 Year 2017 ISBN-10 147731301X ISBN-13 9781477313015 Format Hardcover Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle An Introduction to Transmission and Reception Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States DEWEY 091 Publication Date 2017-07-25 Short Title Classics from Papyrus to the Internet Language English UK Release Date 2017-07-25 AU Release Date 2017-07-25 NZ Release Date 2017-07-25 US Release Date 2017-07-25 Publisher University of Texas Press Alternative 9781477313022 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161866307;

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