New Approaches to Phrynichus’ ›Praeparatio Sophistica‹

Federico Favi, Andrea Pellettieri, Olga Tribulato

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN:
  9783111580609
• Topic: Historia
• Subtopic: Lenguas antiguas

Phrynichus' Praeparatio sophistica ranks not last among the most importat works of ancient scholarly literature which we wish we could read in its original, full redaction. It was Phrynichus' magnum opus, and the high status of this work was still acknowledged in Byzantine intellectual circles. This volume brings some new light to the Praeparatio sophistica and its history, focusing on three areas of interest: (1) its context of production and linguistic theorisation; (2) its stylistic theorisation and interpretative framework; (3) the direct and indirect transmission from antiquity, through Late Antiquity, and down to the Byzantine era. The volume will be of interest to Classicists working on the linguistic theories of Atticism and the literary practice of the Second Sophistic.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Abbreviations and reference editions
• List of contributors
• Introduction (with an appendix on Photius’ Bibliotheca cod. 158)
• Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica and Eclogue: Logic and chronology
• Praeparatio onomastica? Traces of onomastic arrangement in Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica
• How did the epitomiser(s) work? The epitome of the Praeparatio sophistica and the indirect tradition in comparison
• Stylistic terminology in the Praeparatio sophistica
• καινῶς εἴρηται: The concept of novelty (καινότης) in the Praeparatio sophistica
• Learned rudeness: Abusive expressions in Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica
• Comic constructions or hapax legomena? Observations on some rare expressions in Phrynichus’ Praeparatio sophistica
• Index locorum
• Index nominum et rerum
• Index of notable Greek terms relating to ancient exegesis
• Notable Greek words and expressions