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Did Aristarchus of Samothrace Influence Homeric Vulgate?

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  • Vladimir Fayer

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.)

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This study questions a widespread opinion that Alexandrian scholars did not influence Homeric vulgate (or at least did not influence it substantially), because the overwhelming majority of their readings was absent from the manuscript tradition of The Iliad. This opinion is based on the calculations of Alexandrian readings made by Thomas W. Allen, and they are demonstrably in need of revision. If we also take into account not-attested Aristarchean readings that are cited in Martin L. West’s edition of The Iliad, there will be a strong tendency for them to agree with vulgate variants. All those adjustments may seriously affect the proportion of Aristarchus–vulgate discrepancies. Moreover, it is not impossible that our vulgate is generally identical to the Aristarchean edition of The Iliad

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  • Vladimir Fayer, 2012. "Did Aristarchus of Samothrace Influence Homeric Vulgate?," HSE Working papers WP BRP 11/HUM/2012, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hig:wpaper:11hum2012
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    Aristarchus of Samothrace; Homeric vulgate; The Iliad; textual criticism;
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