Professor of Classical Studies
schironi@umich.eduOffice Information:
Rm 2151 Angell Hall, 435 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
IPAH; Classics; Classical Studies
Education/Degree:
B.A. '97 Pavia (Italy)Ph.D. '02 Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (Italy)
Highlighted Work and Publications
The Best of the Grammarians Aristarchus of Samothrace on the Iliad
Francesca Schironi
A founding father of the “art of philology,” Aristarchus of Samothrace (216–144 BCE) made a profound contribution to ancient scholarship. In his study of Homer’s Iliad, his methods and principles inevitably informed, even reshaped, his edition of the epic. This systematic study places Aristarchus and his fragments preserved in the Iliadic scholia, or marginal annotations, in the context and cultural environment of his own time.
Francesca Schironi presents a more robust picture of Aristarchus as a scholar than anyone has offered previously. Based on her analysis of over 4,300...
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