Itzkowitz, Joel B.: Prolegomena to a New Text of Lucian's Vitarum Auctio and Piscator

The study examines all the manuscripts as well as other souces of the dialogues "Vitarum Auctio" and "Piscator". After describing the manuscripts, the author examines readings in great detail to determine which manuscripts are necessary and sufficient for establishing the text. Following sections deal with orthographical matters and names of persons. The work relegates to subsidiary status the patterns of 'series operum' in the manuscripts, and even the establishment of a stemma takes second rank. Details dealing with historical matters etc. are relegated to copius notes. The work concludes with an extensive bibliography and indices. XI,465 Seiten, broschiert (Spudasmata. Studien zur Klassischen Philologie und ihren Grenzgebieten; Band 38/Olms Verlag 1986) leicht angeschmutzt