商品簡介
Volume 18 of this series offers texts, translations, and essays on the work of two Hellenistic philosophers, Chamaeleon and Praxiphanes. As they were both students of Aristotle's inheritor Theophrastus, they are considered Peripatetic philosophers within the realm of both Theophrastus and Aristotelian studies. Their work here focuses on language, poetry, music, and textual criticism. It is presented in Greek with facing-page translation in English. The translation is literal and scholarly, focused on direct accuracy. Footnotes are provided. Two types of textual apparatus are given for each author: textual variants, and parallel texts. There are three editors: Andrea Martano (research fellow, Catholic U. of the Sacred Heart, Milan, IT), Elisabetta Matelli (classics, Catholic U. of the Sacred Heart, Milan, IT), and David Mirhady (humanities, Simon Fraser U., CA). Contributors offer ten essays designed mainly to explicate textual problems. Both philosophers write here in short texts which functioned primarily as commentary on or criticism of contemporary works; as a result, their ideas will be intelligible only to specialists in classics, particularly with experience in Peripatetic philosophy or the Hellenistic era. The explanatory essays are also technical, and designed for classical scholars. Each essay offers works cited; the book offers an index of ancient sources. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)