The title(s) of Menander’s Sikyonioi
The title of Menander’s Sikyonioi has long posed major critical challenges.1 While the earliest sources, the colophon of the Sorbonne papyrus (third century BCE) and a wall painting from Ephesus (second century CE), attest to the masculine plural title Σικυώνιοι,2 later indirect sources quoting frag...
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Brill Academic Publishers
2019
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| Summary: | The title of Menander’s Sikyonioi has long posed major critical challenges.1 While the earliest sources, the colophon of the Sorbonne papyrus (third century BCE) and a wall painting from Ephesus (second century CE), attest to the masculine plural title Σικυώνιοι,2 later indirect sources quoting fragments from the play transmit the masculine singular title Σικυώνιος;3 two indirect sources also testify to the existence of a feminine singular title Σικυωνία.4 It is now quite widely agreed upon that Σικυώνιοι is the correct title for the play, not least |
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