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On the second book of Quintus of Smyrna (in light of a recent comment)
2018
This paper aims to examine some textual problems in the second book of Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica, taking the cue from the recent commentary of Alessia Ferreccio. In the first part some assumptions of Ferreccio's work are discussed, while in the second part other passages are taken into account.
NOTA A POSTHOMERICA V 80-85
2022
This contribution suggests an amendment to QS v 83, where it is considered necessary to correct a[llo~ to a[lla~. This correction, supported by comparison with other storm scenes in the epics, helps to clarify the meaning of the passage.
Studi sul testo di Quinto di Smirne
2022
Recensione di G. P. Tsomis, Quintus Smyrnaeus. Kommentar zum siebten Buch der Post-homerica, Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2018, pp. 454.
2021
Georgios T (somis )'s commentary on Book VII of the Posthomericas constitutes a significant, clear and complete aid for readers and scholars of Quintus of Smyrna. The commentary is preceded by an introduction that places VII in the general context of the work and provides some information on the story of the protagonist of this section of the Posthomerica. The comment is divided into several parts that follow the course of the plot: each of them is introduced by narrative-logical premises, followed by a detailed analysis of the text, word by word.
Sul testo del settimo libro di Quinto Smirneo
2021
This paper aims to examine the text of the seventh book of Quintus Smyrnaeus’ Posthomerica, the object of a recent commentary by G. P. Tsomis. Particular attention will be paid to problems concerning textual criticism and exegesis, contained in the book, which recounts the events connected with Neoptolemus’ intervention in the Trojan War. An issue concerning the narrative structure and technique will also be addressed: the poet appears to intentionally imitate Homer not only from a linguistic and lexical point of view, but also in the handling of contemporary events, in which connection Zielinski’s law may be seen as applying to Quintus’ work.
Squaring Nemesis: Alexander’s Dream, the Oracle, and the Foundation of the New Smyrna
2022
In the 7th book of the Periegesis, Pausanias devotes a long digression to the Ionian migration in Asia Minor, focusing briefly on the story of Smyrna, whose territory originally belonged to the Aeolian settlers and was then occupied, at the beginning of the 7th century, by the Ionians from nearby Colophon. The arrival of Alexander the Great in the region marked the beginning of a new phase for Smyrna. Pausanias reports that the Macedonian king, on his way back from a hunting expedition on Mount Pagos, arrived at the sanctuary of the Nemeseis. There, the divinities appeared to him in a dream telling him to find a city and to bring there the inhabitants of the older polis. The Smyrnaeans then…