Studies on the Derveni Papyrus: Volume 2

"Studies on the Derveni Papyrus, volume 2 brings together two new editions of the first fragmentarily extant columns of the Derveni Papyrus and seven scholarly articles devoted to their interpretation. The Derveni Papyrus is by far the most important textual discovery of the 20th century regard...

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Subtitles:Derveni papyrus
Contributors: Most, Glenn W. 1952- (Editor) ; Janko, Richard 1955- (Editor, Translator) ; Piano, Valeria (Editor, Translator)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Studies on the Derveni Papyrus : Volume 2] (2023) (Clay, Jenny Strauss, 1942 -)
Edition:First edition
Further subjects:B Conference papers and proceedings
B Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) Congresses
B Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)
B Derveni Papyrus Congresses
B Greece Religion Congresses
B Derveni Papyrus
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"Studies on the Derveni Papyrus, volume 2 brings together two new editions of the first fragmentarily extant columns of the Derveni Papyrus and seven scholarly articles devoted to their interpretation. The Derveni Papyrus is by far the most important textual discovery of the 20th century regarding early Greek philosophy, religion, exegetical theory and practice, linguistic ideas, and a host of other areas and issues. But the editorial and interpretative history of this extraordinary document has been very checkered. While the interpretation of the better preserved later columns is still highly controversial in many regards, at least the text of those columns has by and large found a scholarly consensus; but the editorial and interpretative situation with the worse preserved first columns is quite different. This volume offers not one but two editions of the first columns, by Richard Janko and by Valeria Piano, given that it is not currently possible to agree upon a single edition; and it explains clearly and in detail the papyrological problems and doubts that lead to these two editions, making it possible for readers (even non-papyrologists) to form their own informed judgment about the most likely readings to be adopted. Furthermore, it contains a number of articles by leading scholars on the Derveni Papyrus, above all offering original solutions to the question of the relation between the earlier and the later columns, but also providing analysis and interpretation of other, related problems."--
Item Description:Papers presented at a colloqium held at the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy) on 2-3 March 2018
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-370) and indexes
ISBN:0192855956