“Aristophanes with his Chorus”: Citations and Uses of Comedy in the Lexica of Phrynichus Atticista
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Olga Tribulato
Abstract
This paper examines the role of comedy in Atticist lexica by focusing on the use of Old Comedy in two works by Phrynichus: the Eclogue and the Praeparatio sophistica. It argues that, despite their different structures and aims, both of these texts privilege the classic Old Comedy triad - Aristophanes, Eupolis, Cratinus - for the purposes of linguistic prescription, reducing the rest of the Old Comedy canon to a much more circumscribed role.
Abstract
This paper examines the role of comedy in Atticist lexica by focusing on the use of Old Comedy in two works by Phrynichus: the Eclogue and the Praeparatio sophistica. It argues that, despite their different structures and aims, both of these texts privilege the classic Old Comedy triad - Aristophanes, Eupolis, Cratinus - for the purposes of linguistic prescription, reducing the rest of the Old Comedy canon to a much more circumscribed role.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of Figures VII
- Introduction 1
- The Afterlife of Hippolytus’ Garland 13
- Comic Quotations in Stobaeus 27
- The Contribution of Greek Papyrus Lexica to the Tradition and Understanding of Ancient Texts 43
- “Aristophanes with his Chorus”: Citations and Uses of Comedy in the Lexica of Phrynichus Atticista 75
- Hidden Quotations and Epitomized Entries in Byzantine Lexica and School‑texts: Three Case Studies 97
- The Scholia to the Iliad as (a Source of) Indirect Tradition 123
- Indirect Tradition in the Scholia to the Odyssey: Five Snapshots 139
- Contextualizing Comedy: Assumptions of Intertextuality in the Aristophanic Scholia 155
- Digital Practice for Studying the Indirect Transmission of Classical Authors and Works 189
- List of Contributors 207
- Index of Subjects 209
- Index of Passages 213
- Index of Papyri and Manuscripts 219
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of Figures VII
- Introduction 1
- The Afterlife of Hippolytus’ Garland 13
- Comic Quotations in Stobaeus 27
- The Contribution of Greek Papyrus Lexica to the Tradition and Understanding of Ancient Texts 43
- “Aristophanes with his Chorus”: Citations and Uses of Comedy in the Lexica of Phrynichus Atticista 75
- Hidden Quotations and Epitomized Entries in Byzantine Lexica and School‑texts: Three Case Studies 97
- The Scholia to the Iliad as (a Source of) Indirect Tradition 123
- Indirect Tradition in the Scholia to the Odyssey: Five Snapshots 139
- Contextualizing Comedy: Assumptions of Intertextuality in the Aristophanic Scholia 155
- Digital Practice for Studying the Indirect Transmission of Classical Authors and Works 189
- List of Contributors 207
- Index of Subjects 209
- Index of Passages 213
- Index of Papyri and Manuscripts 219
