Synopses & Reviews
Focusing on the representation of the Augustan poet Sulpicia in commentaries, this book investigates the interpretative strategies involved in the reading of an ancient text. Mathilde Skoie discusses a selection of commentaries from the Renaissance to the present day, combining the history of classical scholarship, philology, feminist literary theory, and reception theory.
Review
"The idea behind Skoie's Reading Sulpicia is an inspired one.... A marvellously wide-ranging and assured piece of scholarship."--Times Literary Supplement
"Offers a fresh look at the tradition of scholarship that the poems have inspired.... A welcome contribution, both for what it reveals about the processes of reading intrinsic to the commentary and for the range of topics that it addresses."--American Journal of Philology
About the Author
mathilde Skoie is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The first steps: from antiquity to Cyllenius' 15th century commentary
2. Confronting a sibylline leaf: Scaliger's 16th century commentary
3. Male chivalry?: Heyne's 18th century commentary
4. Subtle poetry or feminine fiddling?: Two 19th century commentaries
5. Sulpicia Americana: Smith's 20th century commentary
6. The commentator as collector: Trankle's 1990 commentary
Conclusion: The hermenutics of commenting