The Eclogues and Cynegetica of Nemesianus / / edited with an introduction and commentary by Heather J. Williams.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 88
• Author: Williams, Heather J.
• TeilnehmendeR: Nemesianus, Marcus Aurelius Olympius.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : E.J. Brill,, 1986.
• Year of Publication: 1986
• Language: English; Latin
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 88.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (197 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: English and Latin.; Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of London).

Although editions of Nemesianus have been surprisingly numerous, very few have contributed appreciably to our understanding of this author, and most texts have been based on a very limited number of manuscripts. There has been no commentary of any length since that of Burman (1731) and there has never before been one in English covering the whole corpus. This book is an attempt to remedy those deficiencies. The text is the first to have been based on an examination of all the known manuscripts, and a detailed and accurate apparatus criticus is provided. The textual history of both poems is thoroughly discussed. The question of the authenticity of the Eclogues is examined and Nemesianus' authorship is held to be proved. The commentary is mainly concerned with textual and grammatical matters. There is also a bibliography.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Heather J. Williams -- The Authorship of the Eclogues / Heather J. Williams -- The Manuscripts of the Eclogues / Heather J. Williams -- The Manuscripts of the Cynegetica / Heather J. Williams -- The Manuscript Tradition of the Eclogues / Heather J. Williams -- The Manuscript Tradition of the Cynegetica / Heather J. Williams -- Orthography / Heather J. Williams -- The Eclogues / Heather J. Williams -- Cynegeticon Uber / Heather J. Williams -- Commentary on the Eclogues / Heather J. Williams -- Commentary on the Cynegetica / Heather J. Williams -- Bibliography / Heather J. Williams -- Index Verborvm / Heather J. Williams -- Index Rervm / Heather J. Williams.