The correlation between cultural policy, editorial choices and philological accuracy is an eminent feature characterizing the editions of Roman historical works written by Greek authors. Exemplary in this regard is the editorial tradition of Cassius Dio, which is intertwined with the editions of Xifilinus and of the Excerpta Constantiniana. The paratexts in these editions – for example the prefaces and letters of dedication written by Xylander, Robert Estienne, and Reimarus – give evidence of the progress in the philological reconstruction of the text, as well as in its understanding: all insisting on the importance of the Severian author not only for the knowledge of the Roman past, but also for the exemplarity of his work.

Il ruolo delle dediche e degli elementi paratestuali nelle edizioni di Cassio Dione (in età moderna) tra erudizione, politica culturale e filologia

Montecalvo Maria Stefania
2020-01-01

Abstract

The correlation between cultural policy, editorial choices and philological accuracy is an eminent feature characterizing the editions of Roman historical works written by Greek authors. Exemplary in this regard is the editorial tradition of Cassius Dio, which is intertwined with the editions of Xifilinus and of the Excerpta Constantiniana. The paratexts in these editions – for example the prefaces and letters of dedication written by Xylander, Robert Estienne, and Reimarus – give evidence of the progress in the philological reconstruction of the text, as well as in its understanding: all insisting on the importance of the Severian author not only for the knowledge of the Roman past, but also for the exemplarity of his work.
2020
978-884675972-6
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11369/391125
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact