"The ""Fabulae Hygini"" reappraised: A reconsideration of the content and compilation of the work"
Breen, Anthony Bernard
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Title
"The ""Fabulae Hygini"" reappraised: A reconsideration of the content and compilation of the work"
Author(s)
Breen, Anthony Bernard
Issue Date
1991
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Browne, Gerald M.
Department of Study
Classics
Discipline
Classical Philology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Language, Ancient
Literature, Classical
Language
eng
Abstract
"In the field of classical mythology, the work known as the Fabulae Hygini occupies a central position with its wide variety of information and subject matter. However, treatment of the Fabulae outside an apparatus criticus is sparse: the collection is typically summarised as merely a supplementary source of reference for Greek and Roman myths, or as a work made by some unidentifiable excerptor, and problems of chronology, authorship, content and influences are often dispensed with in a general, nebulous presentation. The present study seeks to go beyond the realms of capitulatim commentary in an effort to elevate the Fabulae from the world of the apparatus reference and, by focussing on the great welter of information as presented in the work, to put it into perspective. Just as the corpus of major authors is scrutinised in order to discern its raison d'etre, the intention here is to treat ""Hyginus"" and his myth register in a like manner and see what new information, if any, comes to light. The investigation approaches the Fabulae from a different viewpoint and seeks to apply information gleaned from the content of the collection in order to address the question of how the compendium came to be. A sample section of the Fabulae has been chosen in order to examine the nature and intent of material presented, to measure its significance, and to apply the results to the collection as a whole. The overall result will then prove useful to others who may wish to delve into the curious nature of this unique work."
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