NEW LIGHT ON THE ADDITAMENTVM ALDINVM (SILIUS ITALICUS, PVNICA 8.144–223)
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Published:2023-05
Issue:1
Volume:73
Page:271-292
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ISSN:0009-8388
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Container-title:The Classical Quarterly
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language:en
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Short-container-title:The Class. Q.
Author:
Nagy Benjamin C.,Lee †Janice M.
Abstract
AbstractThe authenticity of the Additamentum Aldinum (Sil. Pun. 8.144–223) has long been a matter of debate. While many scholars have expressed doubts that it is by Silius and suggest rather that it is from the hands of a skilful humanist, it has not, up to this time, been possible to provide solid evidence to support their intuition. This paper not only re-examines the standard arguments for and against authenticity but brings the latest computational stylometric techniques to bear on the question. These analyses reveal that the style of the Additamentum differs in statistically significant terms from the rest of Silius’ Punica.1
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Literature and Literary Theory,Philosophy,History,Classics
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