Supplementum Grammaticum Graecum 7: Pius (Italian Edition)

Book info: Supplementum Grammaticum Graecum 7: Pius (Italian Edition) (Hardcover, 220 pages) – Brill, 2022. Language: English.

SGG 7 offers a critical edition, with Italian translation and commentary, of the preserved fragments of the Greek grammarian Pius, who probably lived in the Imperial Age and commented on the Homeric poems and Sophocles’ Ajax, dealing with exegetical, syntactical and lexicographical issues. The hypotheses formulated by previous scholars about Pius’ chronological and cultural background, and his involvement in the discussion of Aristarchus’ atheteses are critically reviewed in the introduction. An in-depth analysis of the extant material provides a new image of Pius as a grammatikos not only as a scholar, in philological terms, but also as a school teacher. Editorial Reviews Review "This part of the volume is very rich and reasoned, not only because of the preciseness of the analyses proposed (almost all the existing scholarship on single problems is taken into consideration), but also because Bacigalupo shows a very careful approach to each fragment, pondering conscientiously what can be ascribable to Pius and what is due to the (often tangled and uneven) transmission of the source. [...] In conclusion, Bacigalupo’s volume distinguishes itself for a meticulous and thorough analysis of each testimony or fragment attributable to Pius and will surely be a reference work not only for the life and work of this grammarian, but in general for everyone interested in ancient grammar and philology, providing an example of how to approach the remnants of remote intellectuals. "
M. Riccardo in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2025.01.39
About the Author Valeria Bacigalupo completed her Ph.D. (2021) at the University of Genova, in cotutelle with the KU Leuven. Her academic interests include ancient Greek scholarship and grammar, Homeric studies and Greek lexicography.