Kallimachos: The Alexandrian Library and the Origins of Bibliography (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)

297 Pages·1991·13.31 MB·English

by  Rudolf Blum

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Contents
TranslatPorre'fsa. ce. ................ ...... . ... ........ . ... ..... vii
Prefac.e. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ..... . .ix
1.I ntroduct. .i.o.n. . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . .... ..... ........ . . .1
2. ForerunnerAsr:i stoHtilsPe r,e decessoarnsd P upil.s .. . . . . ...1 .4 . . . . . . .
2.1Th e Beginningso fG reePkh ilolaongydli teraHryi story. . . . . ..... 14
2.2Th e Workso fA ristotolneP hilolaongydli teraHryi sto.ry. . . . . . ... 20
2.3A ristotlilseto' fsP erformancoefPs l ayisnA then(sD idaslwliai) ....2 4
2.4Th e DoxographiWco rkso fA ristotalnedH isP upi.l .s . . .. .4. 3 . . . . . .
2.5Th e Workso ft heP eripatoentP ihcsi lolliotgye,r aHryi story
andB iograpUhnyt itlh eM iddloeft heTh irdC entuBry. C.. . .. .4.7 . . .
2.6Th e libraryo fA ristot. .l.e.. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .5 2
3. PreconditThieo nMsu:s eioann dI tlisb rary ..... . . . . . . . . . ..... ....9 5
3.1The MuseioantAl exandria. . . . . . . . . . ....... . . ..........9.5.
3.2Th e libraryo ft heM useioAnIX:o rdingt ot heA ncieAnutt hor. .s ... 9. 9
3.3Th e libraryA ccordingt ot heR eporto fI oannTezse tz.e.s. . ..... 104
4.K allimacahnods HLiiss otsfG reeAku thoarns d TheWiorr ks. . . . . . ... 124
4.1 The lifea ndW orko fK allimacHhiossW .o rkas a Librarian.
HisSc holarWloyr ks( Exceptli stosf A uthor.s ) . . . .. ..1 24. . . . . . . . .
4.2H isli sto fA ttiPcl aywright.s.. .. . . .... . . . . . ... ...... .... .13 7
4.3H isli sto ft heW orks ofD emokrit.os. . . . . . . .. ..1 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4H isli stsof G reeAku thoarnsd Th eirW orks . . . . . .. ..1 .5 0. . . . . . . .
s. Latelirs tosfG reeWkr itaenrThdse iWro rk. s. . •. . . . . .. .1. 28 . . . . . . . .
S1. The PinaJces ofK allimaasExe ahomsp laensd
SourceosfLa teUrs t.s. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ .. . .. . . 182
S.2Th e Inscripotfa iU obnr aCaryta loignR hodos . 18S
. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
S.3B iographoifAe ust howirtshU stosfTh eiWro rk.s. . . ... . . . .... 188
S4. The Usto fAr istoWtrliet'ibsny Anp d roniokfRo hsodo s 194
S.S1be TreaotfiD sei onysoifHo asl ikamoants hsoes
OratDeoirn are.h.o. .s.. .. . . ... . . . .... ... . . ... . . . ...... 196
S6. The WorokfD iogeLaneerst oinot sh Uev easn d
OpinioofFn asm oPuhsi loso..p.h. .e.r.. s. . . . . ... ... ... . . .. 199
S.7Th e List 01Th oseR enowned in Branch0es1L earningby
HesyeohfMi iosl e.t.o. .s . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 2.0 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. The Developmaenndt CharoafKc atlelri maUeshtoosfs 's
GreeAku thaonrds ThWeoirrk .s.. . . ........ . . ... . ... . ... . .... 226
7.Th e AchievemenotfKas l limaienth hoes FoifBie blldi ogr. .a.p. .h.y. . .2 44
Bibliography 248
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Namea nSdu bjIencdte. .x. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .... . . ... . 263
ntlIen d.e . x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 2 7.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TranslatPorrfe'asce
GREEKN AMES int hwiosr akr neo rte ndeirnte hdeco imrm onulsye Ladt inized
formb ubty t ransliutseirtnahgtse iy osnte,em mp lobyyte hdlie b raorfCoy n gress
(whiicsih d enwittihcat lho en ues eidnt hGee nnaonr iginOanll)ayf. e nwa mes
havbee erne taiinnt ehdeLa itri nifzoerdem .,Ag l.e xanAdrriisatByz,oa tnltieu,m ,
PlaStocor,a tMeysa .u thofrotirhty ii sGs e orSgaert ownh oi nt hien trodtuoc tion
hiAs H istoryo fS ciencsaei d:
Thereis reaDy DO reasonf org ivinagLa tine ndingt o
aG reenkam e,w beno neis writingn oti nLa tinbu t in
English. Hence,we writeEp icuros, notEp icurus (tbtwoe
u'so ft baLatt inwo rd represent difGfreeerkevow netl s!.)
. . . There remain inconsistoeuncierts r ainn sliteration
because wep refteorbe inconsistent ratbpeedarn tticb an
anddo DOt wisb tod isturobu rr eadersmo re tbwaen ca n bel.p
. Th. ey .s boulrde altizbe aEntg lisb uissa gfeu ll of
inconsisteneci.egso.,n, ewri tes babituArisataDyn: 1ws of
Samo& andE udoxus ofC nidm:
TitolfeG sr eewko rhksa vael sobe enr endeirnte rda nslitwietrhta htei on,
excepotfIi liado ann Oddy sseya,n tdi tolfwe osr byks PlaatnoAd r istotle
whiacrhbee s tk nowni nt heLaitirnf oramsgi veinnt hLoee bC lassliibcarla ry
anidn o theedri tiDoinrseq.cu to tafrtoimoG nrse woerkk asv ailianLoeb bl e
Clas.liqbircaearydl i thiaovnbeese ngi veinnt hattr ansltahtoeisdoein t;ai loson s
alltohwie n terestteodco mpraertaedhG eerr e etket xto w hitchhae u thor
occas ionarlelfye rs.
The Germatne gxte nerdiasltliyn gubeitwsehee"nsG eleahnrt"deF "o rsocrh er"
"Fachltehufoetr em·er,re ferto rainncigesc nhto latrhlesa ,t tot tehro osefo uownr
timeIcos n.s istuesnettdhlt eye r"msc holfaotrrh" ae n cieannt"dsr eseafrocrh er"
modecmasl sical philwohloio ngidseitentsd h, me o st lseintsoeefrt ahwoelr dr e­
searfocrch l uoenas u thoirnts h fer agmeonftts h eliorwos rtk sa,sa bly
demonstbyr tahtaeeu dt hhoirm seThlef use. o ft htee r·mp hiloilnosgitsoetfas d"
"gramma(rati earngmse "n ereamlpllyoi ynwe rdi taibonugstt h Ael exanndsri)is a
explabyi tnheaedu thoonpr .7 . Th e ter"ma utowpshyi"ic sh usseevdet riamlien s
rlcattioot nhco em pilaotfti hoen a Pkeinsi,sq uicotmem oni nG ermaasna
bibliogtrermainpush tiecalc hnbicuusit,it sl e wsse lknown l inE ngliints hhsi esn se.
The Oxford EnglisDhic tioaryn giveassi tfisr sdte fini"tpeirosonnob asle rvatoiro n
inspectiona"nt dh iisis n dewehdai tms e antth:be i bliographiocfa description
worbka,s oendpe rsonianls pectibyo nt hbei bliogr(aapnnhdoe otrn so mebody
elsdee'sscri ption).
"GeorgeS artoAn ,H istoryo fSc iLnc(tN ew York:No rto1n9. Sv2)oI l,p. .xvi i.
vii
The Germant exdits tingubeitwsehenes" Abschri"ftEx"e,m plaarn""d V orlage",
alolfw hiacrhge e nereaxrlpelssyei dnE nglibsyth h sei nwoglred " copy".Wh ile it
was possibtloeuse thwoer d" eexmplfoarr "" Voarnltdah guset "od istiinftguri osmh
"Abschrift("aco py madfreo mi tt)h,e arrene o go od synonymsf o"rco py"i ni ttwso
other is.esoenms.ees, t ght ihnahas tbe enco pieasd, di stifrnoctma bootkh aits
anotshpeciemre no ft hsea mwoer k. coThnet extwi lmla kcel ewahrais t m eant
whetnh tee r"mAbssch rifta"n "dEx emplocacurr"r ientd h saem eo riginal sentence
and thoabe d r endeirnetEdon glish.
The originbailb grlaipohhyas be ena ugmentbye Edn glish or Fcrietnechd works
by thaeu thionr German traannsbydl Eantgliioeshns.di tioofGn esr mwoarnk si;n
additialloE nn,gl itsrha nslaotfGi roensea ku thpaossargse,so fw hiachr qeu otiend
thtee xth,a vael sobe eni ncluded.
Mosotft hGer eek passaqgueosti entd h oer igifonoatlno htaevsbe ee no mitted
(witthh coense nto ft haeu thoarn)rd e ferteotn hcese sourcebese ngih vanev e
insteaIdna. f eiwns tances,t hwisih nseeces sarery fort he undersotfa an noditneg,
thGer eetkehx ast beerne produfrceodmt hoeri ginal.
Footnotients ho eri ginal mwheircerhle yft eopr a ssagients h tee ixtts healvfe
beeno mititnesdt;tea hdie,n deisx m orcoem prehetnhsainv oerit gihneoa nle , so
thatthr ee adwielfirln tdh erreef erteonpe cersso nso rt opicse.xa pnlAlalt ory
footnoteasn tdh orsee fertriocn igtso eudr cehsa vbeee nr etained
The follnogaw bibreviahtaivbeoeen ns used inont etsh:e
sc. = scili"centa.m ely"
s.v.= suvbe rba",u ndtehworer d"
T. Tetsimonium
=
Iwi sht oe xrpemssy a pprecifaottrih opaeni nstaakinntdgi rewloerosskf M rs.
Golda M.H ainwietsh owuhto sexpeert typianngwod r dp rocesstihnboigos k co uld
noth avbeee np roduced.
Ia malso gratetfuol Htahrvaer Udn ivePrrseifosstr ype rmisstiouseo nt he
Englitsrha nsloafpat ssiaognsef osrm Ar istopha(n1e9s2A 4t)h,e n(ae1u9s2 7),
Callicmhaus( 192a1n)Sd,t ra(ba1 92b9i)bg,lr iaophidacatlao fwh icwihl bel found
in btihbel iographyt hudaent deeirsdin cateidnpa rentheses.
FinaIlwi lsyht, ot hatnhkse t aoffft hUen iveorfsW iitscoyns iPnr easnsid,n
particualrBa rbaHraan raRhuatnA.,h Se mmerlainnEdgl izabeStthe inwbehrog,
sparendoe fforti nov ercominnugm oeusrt echnpirbcaolle amnssd u cceediend
presetnhtboeio nkgt oi trse adienarsp leafsoirmnagt .
-HansH .W ellisch
viii
Preface
TIns WORK dealst hwibete hgi nnionfbgs i bliogKarlalpihmya.oc fhK oyersn ea,
Hellensicshtoalinacdar f maoupose tc,r eated2 60aR boCu.at fu ndamelnitosaftl
Greek authors waintbdhi bbliiooggrdarataap,pht hihificaecarl lsn ta tiaountahlo r
biblpihoygb,ra asoendt hheo ldionftgs h Aei xeandrliiabnr Baurywt.h ahte h,i s
predecesasonrsdsu ,cce ssoarcsh ieivnte hde ofifeb lidb lraipohgtyh,as tta gianrge a
fotrh hei stooflry i teriaalstm uorset, unokuntoswnti hdceei rocfle ex pertIsn.
addittihoenar,resoe m ei mportraenlta itsesdwu heisach r e isnnt eielodlf
clarification.
The investiwgahtiiIcho han vsue n dertakefno trh piusr popesret ation
questiinto hnhesis tooryfa nciscehnotl arasnhldii pb rariBaunItse hnidvpeo.ar ed
tow rite ina m asnunctehhr an too tn lsyt udeonfOts a ssicaAnlt iqyuwi iltbel able
tof ollomwe .Th ereofreIi, n seerxptalenda tioofin sssu peerst aitnoiAn ntgi qyu it
wherevdeere mIte hde tmob ea pproprGiraeteqeku. o tatairroeen nsd eirne d
translGarteietokin t.ol fboe osks ,typ icalG reeekx presasnisdoh nosr,sat yeirn ogsf
Greek scahraoell waartysrs a nsliSotmeerp aatsesadgi.en ts h feoo tnoatreaesl so
giveinn t hoer igiGnraele k.
Bibliogrwoarpkhosif tc h Reo manasnt dho soefC hrisitniAn atnisqy uh iatve
beeonm itbetcaeuds Iea mt reatthientsggoe e,t hwietrht hoosef t hMei ddlAeg es
andth eea rmlodeyr npe riod,i na notwohrekr•.
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RudolfB lumDie. Literaturveruichimnu Anltge rtum undM iltelalteVre.nu ch einer
GeschichleB iodbBi hliographielIO n denA nfiingen bis zuBmegin n derN euzeit (Frankfurt
a.MB.u:c hhllndler-Ye1r9e8i3n)i.g ung,