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Author Philoponus, John, active 6th century, author.

Title Praecepta Tonica / Iohannes Alexandrinus ; edidit Georgios A. Xenis
Published Berlin : De Gruyter, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (269 pages)
Series Bibliotheca scriptorum graecorum et romanorum Teubneriana, 1864-399X
Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana.
Contents Praefatio; I. De libris manu scriptis; II. Quae ratio inter libros intercedat; III. De aliis adminiculis; IV. De editione Dindorfiana aliisque adnotationibus criticis; V. De huius editionis ratione; VI. Argumentum libri qui est de Praeceptis Tonicis; VII. Gratiarum actio; Sigla; Recentiorum commentationes; Nomina virorum doctorum quibus in apparatibus usus sum; Scriptores veteres; Textus criticus; Indices; I. Verba de quibus Iohannes Alexandrinus agit; II. Sermo grammaticus; III. Dialecti; IV. Scriptores; Appendices; I. Grammatici Graeci hic illic emendati; II. Lexico LSJ addenda
Summary The Praecepta Tonica by John of Alexandria (5th-6th cent. AD) ranks beside Pseudo-Arcadius' epitome as one of the two most important surviving epitomes of Herodian's monumental De Prosodia Catholica: it is a particularly rich depository of well-argued teaching on ancient Greek accentuation, and constitutes an indispensable tool for the reconstruction of Herodian's work. However, despite its importance, it is available only in a seriously flawed edition prepared by Karl Wilhelm Dindorf in 1825. This edition by Georgios Xenis offers an authoritative new critical text based on a thorough examination of not only the direct and indirect witnesses, but also of some special sources of evidence. These include authors such as Michael Syncellus and Theognostus who, although they did not use John himself, drew directly on John's source, thereby providing parallel material that serves to fill gaps in John's textual tradition. In addition, the critical text benefits from conjectural emendation, deriving either from the editor's own activity or from his predecessors. The division of the text into thematically coherent sections brings out its logical structure and renders it more readable, while the rich collection of parallel passages places it in its grammatical context. Exhaustive indices are provided at the end of the volume. The edition will be an invaluable resource for those engaged in critical editions of Greek authors, and will be of interest to classicists and/or linguists working on Aelius Herodian, John of Alexandria, Greek accentuation, or Greek scholarship
Notes Critical edition
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Original text in Greek; preface in Latin
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Subject Philoponus, John, active 6th century. Praecepta tonica.
Herodianus, Aelius, active 2nd century. Katholikē prosōdia.
SUBJECT Katholikē prosōdia (Herodianus, Aelius) fast
Subject Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) -- Accents and accentuation
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems
Form Electronic book
Author Xenis, Georgios A., editor.
ISBN 9783110251579
3110251574
9783110391817
3110391813
Other Titles Praecepta tonica. Greek. (Xenis)