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Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 1968•grbs.library.duke.eduThe Originality of Terence and his Greek Models Page 1 The Originality of Terence and his
Greek Models Walther Ludwig IT IS REMARKABLE what different judgements about the
poetical achievement of Terence can be found in modern scholarship. One finds him
represented sometimes as a mere translator and adapter, sometimes as an original poet
worthy to stand beside Menander himself. The best representative of the first view is
Jachmann, who saw Terence's independence at work only in contaminatio.But the main …
Greek Models Walther Ludwig IT IS REMARKABLE what different judgements about the
poetical achievement of Terence can be found in modern scholarship. One finds him
represented sometimes as a mere translator and adapter, sometimes as an original poet
worthy to stand beside Menander himself. The best representative of the first view is
Jachmann, who saw Terence's independence at work only in contaminatio.But the main …
Abstract
Terence’s use of Greek originals was careful and original, and less aimed at sentimentality or at realism than has been thought.
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