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- ISSN: 0165-8204
- E-ISSN: 2667-1573
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De ‘klassieken’ in het rood en groen
Het selectieproces achter de Loeb Classical Library uitgelegd1
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Lampas, Volume 57, Issue 4, Dec 2024, p. 387 - 400
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- 01 Dec 2024
Abstract
Abstract
This contribution studies the Loeb Classical Library (LCL) collection, and delves into the dynamics which underlie the processes of inclusion and exclusion in the first twenty years of the book series’ existence through the study of archival source material. After introducing the subject, the article provides a concise overview of the books that were published in the series between 1912 and 1933. Then, the process of canon formation is analysed. The contribution highlights five factors which influenced the series’ development, and specifically illustrates how the inclusion of three potential LCL titles depended on them. This case study hopes to demonstrate that the notion of the ‘classical’ is continuously reshaped and amended, both deliberately and involuntarily.
© Mirte Liebregts
Keyword(s):
20th-century studies;
book history;
canonization;
classics;
history of classical scholarship