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An Unpublished Letter by A. E. Housman Related to the Textual Criticism of Statius’ Siluae

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Published/Copyright: January 14, 2023
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Abstract

The article presents an edition of the previously unpublished letter from A. E. Housman to Grigory E. Saenger, written in Latin and dated 28 May, 1909, as well as a commentary on this text. The letter contains a criticism of Saenger’s 1909 edition of Statius’ Siluae. Housman evaluates the general approach of the edition and pronounces his judgement on two particular decisions made by the editor. The commentary treats both the general context of the letter and particular statements made by Housman. The approach recommended by Housman is compared to those adopted in the major post-Saengerian editions of the Siluae; it is suggested that, while in certain respects some of the modern editions come close to what Housman endorsed, in other ways there is nothing among them to compare with it.

Acknowledgements

I thank the staff of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences for their assistance and the anonymous readers of the article for their valuable suggestions.

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