The Colloquia of the Hermeneumata Pseudodositheana: Volume 1, Colloquia Monacensia-Einsidlensia, Leidense-Stephani, and Stephani

The Colloquia are manuals written to help ancient Greeks and Romans get around in each other's languages; they contain examples of how to conduct activities like shopping, banking, visiting friends, hosting parties, taking oaths, winning lawsuits, using the public baths, having fights, making excuses and going to school. They thus offer a unique glimpse of daily life in the Early Roman Empire and are an important resource for understanding ancient culture. They have, however, been unjustly neglected because until now there has not been any modern editions of the texts, no translations into any modern language, and little understanding of what the Colloquia are and where they come from. This book makes the Colloquia accessible for the first time by combining a new edition, translation and commentary with a ground-breaking, comprehensive study of their origins. It is clearly written and will interest students, non-specialists and professional scholars alike. Cover 1 Title 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 CONTENTS 9 PLATES 11 FIGURES 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 13 Part One Introduction 15 THE COLLOQUIA AND THEIR CONTEXT 17 1.1 LANGUAGE LEARNING IN ANTIQUITY 18 1.1.1 GREEK LEARNING BY LATIN SPEAKERS -1 1.1.2 LATIN LEARNING BY GREEK SPEAKERS -1 1.1.2.1 SURVIVING LATIN-LEARNING MATERIALS 20 1.1.2.2 GLOSSARIES 25 1.1.2.3 GRAMMATICAL MATERIALS 26 1.1.2.4 TEXTS 28 1.2 THE HERMENEUMATA AND THEIR CONTENTS 30 1.2.1 SURVIVING MATERIALS: OVERVIEW -1 1.2.2 COLLOQUIA: PRELIMINARIES 34 1.2.3 THE GLOSSARIES -1 1.2.4 THE TEXTS 38 1.2.5 INCIPIT HERMENEUMATA ID EST LIBRI XII 44 1.2.6 THE THREE BOOKS 46 1.2.7 THE DATE OF AD 207 51 1.2.8 PLACE OF COMPOSITION 53 1.2.9 CONCLUSIONS 57 1.3 THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLOQUIA -1 1.3.1 PLACE OF COMPOSITION: EVIDENCE FROM CONTENT 58 1.3.2 LINGUISTIC EVIDENCE 62 1.3.3 DATE OF COMPOSITION 64 1.3.4 CONCLUSIONS 65 1.4 HOW THE COLLOQUIA WERE USED 66 1.5 THE NATURE OF THIS EDITION 68 Part Two Colloquia Monacensia–Einsidlensia 71 INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLOQUIA MONACENSIA–EINSIDLENSIA 73 2.1 SOURCES FOR THE TEXT -1 2.1.1 MANUSCRIPTS OF THE M VERSION -1 2.1.1.1 Z/R/Y BRANCH -1 2.1.1.2 T/W BRANCH 78 2.1.1.3 Q/X BRANCH 80 2.1.2 MANUSCRIPTS OF THE E VERSION 85 2.1.2.1 A/N BRANCH -1 2.1.2.2 D/G/B BRANCH 90 2.1.2.3 HERMONYMUS BRANCH 96 2.1.2.4 REUCHLIN BRANCH 97 2.1.2.5 THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF THE E VERSION 98 2.1.3 EDITIONS OF THE COLLOQUIA 101 2.2 THE NATURE OF THE MONACENSIA VERSION 103 2.2.1 THE TRANSLITERATED GREEK -1 2.2.1.1 THE DATE OF THE TRANSLITERATION 104 2.3 THE EINSIDLENSIA VERSION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE MONACENSIA 106 2.3.1 THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE COLLOQUIA -1 2.3.2 THE OMISSIONS AND WORDING DIFFERENCES 107 2.4 THE ORIGIN OF THE ME COLLOQUIA 109 2.4.1 CONTENT AND LANGUAGE -1 2.4.2 THE MANUSCRIPT TRADITION 110 TEXT, TRANSLATION, AND CRITICAL APPARATUS 113 INDEX SIGLORUM 115 COLLOQUIA MONACENSIA–EINSIDLENSIA 116 COMMENTARY 151 Part Three Colloquium Leidense–Stephani 205 INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLOQUIUM LEIDENSE–STEPHANI 207 3.1 SOURCES FOR THE TEXT -1 3.1.1 THE LEIDEN MANUSCRIPT -1 3.1.2 THE STEPHANUS EDITION 209 3.1.3 MODERN EDITIONS 210 3.2 THE NATURE OF THE COLLOQUIUM 211 3.2.1 THE VOCABULARY LISTS -1 3.2.2 THE GREEK ORTHOGRAPHY 212 3.2.3 OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LANGUAGE 213 3.2.4 CONCLUSIONS 214 TEXT, TRANSLATION, AND CRITICAL APPARATUS 215 INDEX SIGLORUM 217 COLLOQUIUM LEIDENSE–STEPHANI 218 COMMENTARY 227 Part Four Colloquium Stephani 239 INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLOQUIUM STEPHANI 241 4.1 SOURCES FOR THE TEXT -1 4.2 NATURE AND LANGUAGE OF THE COLLOQUIUM -1 4.3 THE DIGRESSIONS 242 4.4 THE DATE OF THE COLLOQUIUM 243 TEXT, TRANSLATION, AND CRITICAL APPARATUS 245 INDEX SIGLORUM 247 COLLOQUIUM STEPHANI 248 COMMENTARY 259 APPENDIX: COMPARISON OF CAPITULA SECTIONS 270 BIBLIOGRAPHY 283 CONCORDANCES 292 Content: Volume I: Colloquia Monacensia-Einsidlensia, Leidense-Stephani, and Stephani -- volume II: Colloquium Harleianum, Colloquium Montepessulanum, Colloquium Celtis, and fragments.