Critics, Compilers, and Commentators: An Introduction to Roman Philology, 200 Bce-800 Ce

To teach correct Latin and to explain the poets were the two standard duties of Roman teachers. Not only was a command of literary Latin a prerequisite for political and social advancement, but a sense of Latin's history and importance contributed to the Romans' understanding of their own
cultural identity. Put plainly, philology-the study of language and texts-was important at Rome. Critics, Compilers, and Commentators is the first comprehensive introduction to the history, forms, and texts of Roman philology. James Zetzel traces the changing role and status of Latin as revealed in
the ways it was explained and taught by the Romans themselves. In addition, he provides a descriptive bibliography of hundreds of scholarly texts from antiquity, listing editions, translations, and secondary literature. Recovering a neglected but crucial area of Roman intellectual life, this book
will be an essential resource for students of Roman literature and intellectual history, medievalists, and historians of education and language science.


Author: James E. G. Zetzel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/14/2018
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780195380521

About the Author

James E.G. Zetzel is Anthon Professor of the Latin Language and Literature at Columbia University. He studied at Harvard University and the Institute of Classical Studies of the University of London; he has taught at Brown and Princeton Universities and for the last 32 years at Columbia University.
He has written extensively on the literature of the first century BCE and on the history of classical scholarship. He has also published two volumes of translations of Cicero.

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