The Genesis of Lachmann's Method

by Sebastiano Timpanaro and Glenn W. Most

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Until the modern period, the reproduction of written texts required manual transcription from earlier versions. This cumbersome process inevitably created errors and made it increasingly difficult to identify the original readings among multiple copies. Lachmann's method--associated with German classicist Karl Lachmann (1793-1851)--aimed to provide scholars with a scientific, systematic procedure to standardize the transmission of ancient texts. Although...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226804054

ISBN13:9780226804057

Release Date:January 2006

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality

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