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Philology in Europe before and after 1800 investigates a period often regarded as a watershed moment in the history of the humanities. Since the nineteenth century, the decades around 1800 have been considered a time of radical change, introducing a new, modern era of scholarship distinct from the one preceding it. By probing and challenging this narrative of breakage, the volume explores continuities and transformations in philological practices during this pivotal time, providing a distinctly wide-ranging perspective on the evolution of philology.
Setting a long chronological horizon, the volume brings together two ages in the history of philology usually treated apart, the early and late modern periods. It also takes a transnational approach, following philological practice across countries, in Europe and beyond. So, too, it crosses (today's) disciplinary boundaries, including biblical studies and classics as well as Arabic, Sanskrit, and Chinese philologies. Revolving around four themes - debates, instruments, communication, and collaborations - the chapters treat a broad range of topics, not only focusing on the successes but also the failures of philologists and the material conditions underlying their work. Overall, the book expands our understanding of the practices, ambitions, and legacies of philology across the supposed watershed of 1800.
It will be of interest to scholars of philology and cultural history and to those concerned with interdisciplinary approaches to the humanities.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements. iv
Contributors. vi
Figures. vii
Contents. viii
Introduction.. 1
Points and Periods in Philology. 1
Laura Loporcaro and Paul Michael Kurtz*. 1
Part 1: Questions. 45
Chapter One. 46
The Piety of Philology: Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch and Histories of Its Demise, ca. 1685-1900. 46
Felix Schlichter*. 46
Chapter Two.. 94
"La fureur d'innover": Homer between Wolf, Villoison, and the Scholia. 94
Filippomaria Pontani 94
Chapter Three. 151
Vyasa, One or Many? The Question of Authorship of the Mahabharata in European Scholarship. 151
Iwona Milewska. 151
Part 2: Tools. 183
Chapter Four. 184
The Latin Lexicon: Between Copia and Completeness. 184
Christian B. Flow.. 184
Chapter Five. 214
Continuity and Change in the Apparatus around 1850. 214
Scott Mandelbrote. 214
Chapter Six. 249
The Grammar as A Philological Instrument: Some Reflections on Its Assets and Limitations. 249
Raf Van Rooy. 249
Part 3: Communication.. 281
Chapter Seven.. 282
Timely or Timeless? Controversies on the Language of Scholarship ca. 1800. 282
Laura Loporcaro*. 282
Chapter Eight. 316
Translation, Classical Antiquity, and the Choice of Aeschylus in Italy and Beyond, ca. 1750-1850. 316
Giovanna Di Martino. 316
Chapter Nine. 339
Printing Capital: Knowledge Networks, Typographic Innovation, and the Languages of Colonialism in the Dutch East Indies. 339
Yun Xie. 339
Part 4: Communities. 379
Chapter Ten.. 380
James Tod, his 'Native Informants,' and Another Philology. 380
Norbert Peabody. 380
Chapter Eleven.. 407
Philologist Family Values: Arabists between Study and Community. 407
Christiaan Engberts. 407
Chapter Twelve. 438
Philology and Collegiality. 438
Constanze Güthenke. 438
Afterword.. 467
Amnesia and the Apparatus: 467
Looking Back for the Future of Philology. 467
J. Gregory Given. 467
Index of Persons. 494
