Contextualizing Comedy: Assumptions of Intertextuality in the Aristophanic Scholia
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Andreas Willi
Abstract
Right from its beginnings in the Alexandrian period, ancient scholarship on Aristophanes showed a particular interest not only in the linguistic and historical explanation of the comedies, but also in the intertextual connections between them and their many intertexts. By surveying the piecemeal and often elusive evidence provided by the Aristophanic scholia, the present contribution seeks to map out both the achievements and the limitations of this strand of research. While the identification of specific ‘source texts’ was clearly pursued with great - and sometimes even excessive - zeal, much less time and effort was spent on evaluating and interpreting the material from a literary perspective.
Abstract
Right from its beginnings in the Alexandrian period, ancient scholarship on Aristophanes showed a particular interest not only in the linguistic and historical explanation of the comedies, but also in the intertextual connections between them and their many intertexts. By surveying the piecemeal and often elusive evidence provided by the Aristophanic scholia, the present contribution seeks to map out both the achievements and the limitations of this strand of research. While the identification of specific ‘source texts’ was clearly pursued with great - and sometimes even excessive - zeal, much less time and effort was spent on evaluating and interpreting the material from a literary perspective.
Chapters in this book
- 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
Chapters in this book
- 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
