Greek Scholarship in the Imperial Era and Late Antiquity
Stephanos Matthaios2015, Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek Scholarship, ed. by F. Montanari, S. Matthaios and A. Rengakos, Leiden – Boston: Brill, vol. I, pp. 184-296
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The paper surveys the state of Greek philology and grammar during the Imperial era and Late Antiquity, highlighting the challenges posed by insufficient source material and the historical neglect of this period in scholarly research. It contends that the understanding of ancient scholarship in this timeframe is hindered by scattered fragments and a lack of comprehensive studies, which contrasts with the more extensive research conducted on earlier Hellenistic scholarship. The paper emphasizes the growing interest in Imperial-era philology, driven by recent editorial projects that have revived scholarly attention towards this largely overlooked domain.
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