Didymos On Demosthenes [Paperback]

This edition of the papyrus containing Didymos' comments on some of Demosthenes' speeches aims to provide the student with a new reading of the text, a facing translation that is carefully edited for those who cannot use the Greek to show what is extant and what is restored, and a detailed commentary that considers all issues related to the restoration of the text and to its historical content. All Greek is translated into English so that the discussion is fully accessible. In addition, throughout the introduction and commentary an attempt is made to arrive at a balanced appraisal of Didymos' position in the history of scholarship.

Introduction
1. Didymos
2. The papyrus
3. The scribe and his work
4. Content
5. Commentary or monograph
6. Sources
7. Didymos the scholar
8. Didymos and the text of Demosthenes
9. Conclusion
Text and Translation
Commentary
List of References
Introduction
1. Didymos
2. The papyrus
3. The scribe and his work
4. Content
5. Commentary or monograph
6. Sources
7. Didymos the scholar
8. Didymos and the text of Demosthenes
9. Conclusion
Text and Translation
Commentary
List of References

This full commentary onOn Demosthenes, complete with a new text and facing translation, is a valuable addition to the growing scholarship on Didymus.... The work overall is a valuable piece of scholarship that will be of benefit to those working both on the ancient scholarly tradition on Demosthenes and on Greek history and historiography. --Craig Cooper,The Classical Review

Phillip Harding is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of British Columbia.