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TOWARDS A NEW EDITION OF OVID'S IBIS.
- Source :
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American Journal of Philology . Spring2016, Vol. 137 Issue 1, p91-129. 39p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- I show that the standard edition of Ovid's Ibis, La Penna 1957, needs to be updated. Based on a fresh examination of the oldest manuscripts, my article demonstrates that La Penna's tripartite stemma is untenable. A new bipartite stemma is proposed and justified, which results in a reappraisal of variants. 1 likewise show that a late humanist manuscript may preserve extra-stemmatic readings; these readings must be carefully considered. I also discuss some disputed passages, emendations, and interpolations, arguing for a more skeptical approach to the text. This article represents the necessary philological spadework for a broader project to reintegrate the Ibis into Ovid's poetic corpus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *POETRY (Literary form)
*LITERARY criticism
*MANUSCRIPTS
*POETS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029475
- Volume :
- 137
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Philology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113775871
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/ajp.2016.0007