Studies in the transmission of latin texts: volume i: quintus curtius rufus and dictys cretensis
Auteur :
Oakley, S. P.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198848721
Date de publication :
23 juil. 2020
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,3 x 3,6 cm
Poids :
980 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume contains the first attempt to show in detail how two Latin texts, the history of Alexander the Great, written by Quintus Curtius Rufus, and the spoof history of the Trojan War, allegedly written by Dictys Cretensis, survived from antiquity until the fifteenth century, when printing provided a new security.