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Commenting on ancient texts: interpreters and their audience in the Graeco-Roman world

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The present study offers the first comprehensive work on papyrus commentaries in the context of ancient scholarship. Each chapter treats a different aspect of these texts. In Chapter 1 I provide the reader with a general overview of the main features of ancient commentaries in terms of content and layout, analysing a selection of examples focusing on different literary genres and comparing them to their modern counterparts. In Chapter 2 I study the material characteristics of papyrus commenta...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Classics Faculty
Sub department:
Classical Languages & Lit
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Classics Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0002-3306-1673
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Classics Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0002-8633-2852
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https://ror.org/052gg0110
Programme:
Oxford-Cawkwell Graduate Scholarship
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
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