| Godofredi Hermanni Opuscula Contributor(s): Hermann, Gottfried (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108016979 ISBN-13: 9781108016971 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Latin Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.07 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gottfried Hermann's Opuscula (1827-1877) collects in eight volumes the shorter writings of this central figure of nineteenth-century classical philology. Best known for his work on Greek metrics and his editions of Aeschylus, Euripides and others, Hermann (1772-1848) drew on Kantian phenomenology as well as his own formidable understanding of ancient grammars to advance a compelling program of classical scholarship that took language itself as the primary witness to the distant past. Hermann's grammar-based scholarship drew criticism, but established him as foundational to modern philology. As Sihler wrote in 1933, 'He accepted nothing on mere authority, but investigated the causes and roots of every matter.' Volume 5 (1834) includes essays on Aeschylus' Lycurgus and Myrmidons, Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians, Greek epigrams, a letter to Franz Spitzner, reviews, orations and occasional verse. This diverse collection provides fuller insight into the mind of this highly influential scholar. |