Textual Criticism

by Paul Maas, Barbara Flower (translator)

Originally published in German under the title, Textkritik, in 1927, as part III of Gercke-Norden, Einleitung in der Altertumswissenschaft, volume I, 3d edition.

69 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1927

Reviews

[cate]

Yes I'm still reading books for my thesis in order to quote the og but I'm so envious of Paul since he did not know what encoding ten (10) folios of a reagent-covered manuscript was like and could just do whatever he wanted provided he gave it a Latin name

[Jon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Paul Maas was a great classicist, but this little booklet, which was intended as an introduction to text criticism, is so far from helpful. While I can appreciate that it is a product of its time (otherwise I would criticise its emphasis on getting to “original” texts), it offers so little (basics) for what it requires of the reader (e.g., a familiarity with very detailed aspects of classical manuscripts). It might be useful as an artefact if one simply skips the second half of it, but then it really does not say much. It is also worth noting that the approach (“stemmatics”) and Latin terminology (e.g., recensio and examinatio) are mostly unused today, but as a time capsule, it is a helpful resource in telling the history of textual criticism.

[Ömer Şentürk · Rating 5 out of 5]

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