The Journal of Philology (Volume 17) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1888. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CATULLIANA. The last few years have been very fruitful in important contributions to the study of Catullus; and in the following paper, which deals amongst others with some of the most difficult passages of Catullus, I shall address myself in the first instance to the consideration of these. Foremost among them are the commentary of Riese, the fuller one of Baehrens (1885), which marks in many respects a great advance upon his edition of the text in 1876, and the invaluable critical edition by Schwabe (1886) which contains in addition to fresh and trustworthy collations of the important manuscripts a most useful collection of testimonia and a full index uerborum1. I have made one exception to this rule which English scholars will perhaps excuse. I have generally referred to Munro's views as published in his Criticisms and Elucidations of Catullus (1878), a book now unfortunately out of print. It will be found here, as everywhere, that he has seen much which has escaped the sight of others, aud that his views, even if not convincing, are always instructive. I have quoted the MSS. from Schwabe's edition, and I have used his abbreviation a for readings differing from those of V, the archetype of O and G, which are found in Mss. of the 14th and 15th centuries or printed editions up to 1550. I. 8 quare habe tibi quidquid hoc libelli qualecumque; quod, o patrona virgo, 10 plus uno maneat perenne saeclo. 8 tibi habe V. h', hoc est haeo, 0. libelli V, supra scripto in 0 al' mei, wide Baehrens mel coniecit. 9 o om. V. 1 For the other contributions it is sian's Jahresbericht for 1887 by Dr enough to refer to the review in Bur-Magnus. The last lines of this 'short and simple poem' have brought a sea of trouble on the commentators--upon each a fresh wave. Baehrens is overco...