To Mega Biblion: Book-Ends, End-Titles, and Coronides in Papyri with Hexametric Poetry Volume 48 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780979975806)

This book presents a systematic and chronological investigation into the nature and development of end-titles in papyrus rolls and codices of hexameter poetry from the third century BCE to the sixth century CE. The bulk of the evidence for presentation of hexametric verse derives from Homeric papyri (51 papyrus copies), although Hesiod's Theogony, Works & Days, and Shield (two), and Oppian's Halieutica likewise supply data. For comparative purposes Francesca Schironi also provides a sampling of end-titles in non-epic genres. The discussion of individual papyri and summation of the results are rich and informative. To Mega Biblion includes bibliographical references, charts with comparative statistics, and pertinent indices.

Author: Francesca Schironi
ISBN-10: 0979975808
ISBN-13: 9780979975806
Publisher: American Society of Papyrologists
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 314