Philology matters! : essays on the art of reading slowly
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Philology matters! : essays on the art of reading slowly
（Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts, v. 19）
Brill, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-217) and index
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Description
This book is about philology and its relevance over time. The compilation foregrounds a multi-faceted field of research that has dealt with the relationship between language, literature and culture for over 2,000 years. The main thread of this volume, comprising ten scholarly essays, is to show that philology as an academic field and a scholarly perspective understood in its widest sense as the profound understanding of language, literature and culture does matter in the twenty-first century, that is to say, in our own time characterized by globalization and digitalization. The contributions reflect the many dimensions of philology and its plurality, interdisciplinarity and the humanities. The volume seeks to illustrate various ways of engaging with philology. Here lies the true nature of philology, and this is why it still matters.
Contributors are Massimiliano Bampi, Maja Backvall, Jonas Carlquist, Odd Einar Haugen, Helge Jordheim, Karl G. Johansson, Lino Leonardi, Harry Loennroth, Outi Merisalo, Marita Akhoj Nielsen and Nestori Siponkoski.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction: Why Philology Matters
Harry Loennroth
1 Philology and the Problem of Culture
Helge Jordheim
2 Description and Reconstruction: An Alternative Categorization of Philological Approaches
Maja Backvall
3 Intertextuality and the Oral Continuum: The Multidisciplinary Challenge to Philology
Karl G. Johansson
4 Philological Virtues in a Virtual World
Marita Akhoj Nielsen
5 Philology as Explanation for Historical Contexts
Jonas Carlquist
6 Romance Philology between Anachronism and Historical Truth: On Editing Medieval Vernacular Texts
Lino Leonardi
7 Levels of Granularity: Balancing Literary and Linguistic Interests in the Editing of Medieval Texts
Odd Einar Haugen
8 The Philology of Translation
Harry Loennroth and Nestori Siponkoski
9 Translating and Rewriting in the Middle Ages: A Philological Approach
Massimiliano Bampi
10 Ludwig Traube and Philology
Outi Merisalo
Bibliography
Index
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