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The 'Querolus', edited with an introduction and commentary

The thesis comprises a text of the Querolus based on all the extant manuscripts, with an apparatus criticus and translation. The text is preceded by an introduction, and followed by a textual, linguistic, stylistic and literary commentary, a bibliography, and an index uerborum. The introduction considers: the history and interrelations of the manuscripts; previous editions and translations; author and dedicatee; place and date of composition; references to contemporary history and thought; genre, characters and plot; sources and Nachleben; and rhythmic structure. An edition and commentary of the Lex Conuiualis, which occurs in all the complete manuscripts of the Querolus, is also provided.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:279207
Date January 1980
CreatorsO'Donnell, Rosemary Dorothy
PublisherRoyal Holloway, University of London
Source SetsEthos UK
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Sourcehttp://repository.royalholloway.ac.uk/items/2ad39eb1-5bd0-4479-bd28-924636287632/1/

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