Storia della Filologia Classica. Dalle origini alla fine dell'età ellenistica

by Rudolf Pfeiffer

Taking up the story with the revival of classical studies inspired by Petrarch, Pfeiffer describes the achievements of the Italian humanists and the idependent movement in Holland that culminated in Erasmus and the German scholar-reformers. He traces the development of classical scholarshipin the countries of Western Europe through the next 200 years, with particular attention to sixteenth-century France and eighteenth-century England, and concludes with an account of the new approach made by Winckelmann and his successors in Germany.

Genres: History, Ancient History, Classics

478 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1968

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A work of staggering genius, and one does not have to be a Classicist to appreciate it (just a nerd).

[AC · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute must read for anyone interested in the ancient. Pfeiffer was a brilliant scholar, especially of the Hellenistic world.

Vol III is a disappointment, however, and vol II was never written.

[Robert Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This classic has a wealth of information about the rise of scholarship in Alexandria and surveys the works and impact of the leading scholars. If the reader has no background in ancient scholarship, the book will be a difficult read (it was for me). But keep going! The knowledge therein is worth it!

[Kurt Xyst · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant intellectual adventure from Athens to Rome. Highly readable, though a familiarity with Greek (or Google Translate) will assist the reader markedly. Well worth the effort.