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Porphyry s Homeric Questions on the Iliad Text Translation Commentary 1st Edition by John A Macphail Jr ISBN 3110195437 9783110195439

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Author(s): John A. MacPhail Jr.
ISBN(s): 9783110195439, 3110195437
Edition: Annotated
File Details: PDF, 1.67 MB
Year: 2010
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 3110195437
ISBN 13: 9783110195439
Author: John A Macphail Jr

The Homeric Questions of the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry (3rd cent. CE) is an important work in the history of Homeric criticism. In contrast to the philosopher’s allegorical readings of Homer in De Antro and De Styge, in the Homeric Questions Porphyry solves problemata by applying the dictum that “the poet explains himself”. Based on a new collation of the manuscripts, this edition of Porphyry’s Homeric Questions on the Iliad is the first since 1880. The preface contains sections on Porphyry’s life and works, the manuscript tradition of the text, scholarship on the Homeric Questions, and the principles of this edition. The editor has eliminated much that had been wrongly attributed to Porphyry on stylistic grounds and has constructed text according to a strict distinction between extracts of the Homeric Questions, epitomes of the extracts, and Porphyrian scholia ‑ all confusingly interspersed in the old text. A facing English translation at last makes this text accessible to the Greek-less reader. The commentary explains Porphyry’s arguments and the editor’s textual decisions. The editor sheds new light on Porphyry’s use of the dictum that “the poet explains himself”, by differentiating it from that of Alexandria textual critics.

Porphyry s Homeric Questions on the Iliad Text Translation Commentary 1st Table of contents:

1. Porphyry and His Approach to Homer

  • Life and philosophy of Porphyry

  • His interest in Homeric texts

  • Porphyry’s interpretive method

  • The philosophical and literary traditions influencing his questions

2. The Text of the Homeric Questions

  • Presentation of the original text of Porphyry’s Homeric Questions on the Iliad

  • Sources and manuscripts of the text

  • Translation principles and challenges

3. Commentary on the Homeric Questions

  • Section-by-section analysis of Porphyry’s questions

  • Philosophical implications of his questions about the Iliad

  • Literary interpretations and historical perspectives

  • Influence of Neoplatonism on Porphyry’s readings

4. Thematic Analysis

  • Analysis of the central themes raised in the Homeric Questions:

    • The nature of the hero in Homer’s epic

    • The portrayal of divine intervention

    • The question of fate and free will

    • The moral and ethical teachings of the Iliad

    • The relationship between Homer and philosophy

5. Porphyry’s Influence on Later Thought

  • Reception of Porphyry’s Homeric Questions in later antiquity

  • Influence on Christian and medieval thinkers

  • Modern scholarly approaches to Porphyry’s work

6. Philosophical and Literary Contexts

  • Porphyry’s Homeric Questions in the broader context of ancient literary criticism

  • Neoplatonic readings of Homer

  • Comparisons with other ancient commentators on Homer

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