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Papers by Richard Janko

Research paper thumbnail of The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology, and Interpretation (review)

Common Knowledge, Sep 15, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Crates of Mallos, Dionysius Thrax and the Tradition of Stoic Grammatical Theory

Routledge eBooks, May 31, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Foresight: Empedocles’ On Nature, P. Strasb. Gr. Inv. 1665–6, a theory of networks and evolutionary growth ~2,400 years before Darwin

Research paper thumbnail of The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology, and Interpretation

Common Knowledge, Oct 1, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of ΑΥΤΟΣ ΕΚΕΙΝΟΣ: A neglected idiom

Classical quarterly, May 1, 1985

The use of αὐτ⋯ το⋯το, ‘this very thing’, is perfectly familiar in classical Greek; but there is ... more The use of αὐτ⋯ το⋯το, ‘this very thing’, is perfectly familiar in classical Greek; but there is no general awareness, as witness the silence of the reference grammars and lexica, of the parallel usage of αὐτός juxtaposed with ⋯κεῖνος, which is in fact not infrequent in the classical period, and mentioned in Apollonius Dyscolus (Synt. 2. 88). The examination of this construction which follows is intended not only to add to our knowledge of Greek syntax, and thereby to defend some passages against erroneous emendations, but also to place in a wider context one of Plato's ways of referring to the Forms.As far as I can establish, the only scholar who has ever paid much attention to αὐτ⋯ς ⋯κεῖνος is J. Vahlen in 1906, and that in an obscure place, to explain an obscure passage; moreover, he simply accumulated parallels from authors of the Imperial period, without discussing how the construction is employed. It will emerge that the usage is no less frequent earlier, when it is used in a greater variety of ways, especially by Plato.

Research paper thumbnail of Philodemus, On poems, books 3-4, with the fragments of Aristotle On poets

Research paper thumbnail of πρῶτόν τε καὶ ὕστατον αἰὲν ἀείδειν

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Dec 15, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of The Derveni Papyrus: A Conversation with Richard Janko

Research paper thumbnail of Homer. Odissea. 6. (Libri xxi–xxiv.) Ed. M. Fernández-Galiano and A. Heubeck. Trans. G. A. Privitera. (Scrittori greci e latini.) Milan: Mondadori, 1986. Pp. lii + 431. L 30,000

The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Nov 1, 1988

Research paper thumbnail of A stone object inscribed in Lineai' A from Ayios Stephanos, Laconia

Research paper thumbnail of P. Oxy. 2509": Hesiod's "Catalogue" on the Death of Actaeon

Phoenix (Toronto), 1984

In what part of the work was the story told? Actaeon's parents Aristaeus and Autonoe app... more In what part of the work was the story told? Actaeon's parents Aristaeus and Autonoe appear at Theogony 975 ff. An Eoea devoted to the daughters of Cadmus is unattested, and in any case would rightly belong in the Heroogonia at the end of the Theogony, which forms the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Aristotle on Comedy: Towards a Reconstruction of Poetics II

American Journal of Philology, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Summing Up

Open Agenda Publishing eBooks, May 17, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Map of the northern Aegean

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Dec 12, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of Aeschylusü Oresteia And Archilochus

Classical quarterly, Dec 1, 1980

In a recent article in this journal M. L. West made the plausible suggestion that some features o... more In a recent article in this journal M. L. West made the plausible suggestion that some features of the parodos of Aeschylusü Agamemnon, including the famous simile of the vultures deprived of their young, display the influence of Archilochusü celebrated epode in which Lycambes was admonished with the tale of the fox and the eagle. I think a passage in the Choephoroe confirms his view.One of the Oresteiaüs most characteristic traits is the manner in which themes and images recur during the trilogy. The simile of the vultures at Ag. 48 ff. and the omen of the eagle and the hare at 112 ff. are conspicuously placed and vividly drawn, and we are not surprised to find a resumption of this imagery in the Choephoroe, when the eagleüs nestlings, Electra and Orestes, are reunited and plan their revenge (Cho. 246–51, 255–9). Here we find the image reversed: the young have lost their parents, not the parent-birds their young as at Ag.

Research paper thumbnail of Derveni Details

Open Agenda Publishing eBooks, May 17, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Frankish and French Coins from Ayios Stephanos, Laconia

The Annual of the British School at Athens, Nov 1, 1982

Research paper thumbnail of Tithonus, Eos and the cicada in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and Sappho fr. 58

De Gruyter eBooks, Oct 10, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Studies in the language of the Homeric hymns and the dating of early Greek epic poetry

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:D40331/82 / BLDSC - British Libra... more SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:D40331/82 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns: Diachronic Development in Epic Diction

Research paper thumbnail of The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology, and Interpretation (review)

Common Knowledge, Sep 15, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Crates of Mallos, Dionysius Thrax and the Tradition of Stoic Grammatical Theory

Routledge eBooks, May 31, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Foresight: Empedocles’ On Nature, P. Strasb. Gr. Inv. 1665–6, a theory of networks and evolutionary growth ~2,400 years before Darwin

Research paper thumbnail of The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology, and Interpretation

Common Knowledge, Oct 1, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of ΑΥΤΟΣ ΕΚΕΙΝΟΣ: A neglected idiom

Classical quarterly, May 1, 1985

The use of αὐτ⋯ το⋯το, ‘this very thing’, is perfectly familiar in classical Greek; but there is ... more The use of αὐτ⋯ το⋯το, ‘this very thing’, is perfectly familiar in classical Greek; but there is no general awareness, as witness the silence of the reference grammars and lexica, of the parallel usage of αὐτός juxtaposed with ⋯κεῖνος, which is in fact not infrequent in the classical period, and mentioned in Apollonius Dyscolus (Synt. 2. 88). The examination of this construction which follows is intended not only to add to our knowledge of Greek syntax, and thereby to defend some passages against erroneous emendations, but also to place in a wider context one of Plato's ways of referring to the Forms.As far as I can establish, the only scholar who has ever paid much attention to αὐτ⋯ς ⋯κεῖνος is J. Vahlen in 1906, and that in an obscure place, to explain an obscure passage; moreover, he simply accumulated parallels from authors of the Imperial period, without discussing how the construction is employed. It will emerge that the usage is no less frequent earlier, when it is used in a greater variety of ways, especially by Plato.

Research paper thumbnail of Philodemus, On poems, books 3-4, with the fragments of Aristotle On poets

Research paper thumbnail of πρῶτόν τε καὶ ὕστατον αἰὲν ἀείδειν

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Dec 15, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of The Derveni Papyrus: A Conversation with Richard Janko

Research paper thumbnail of Homer. Odissea. 6. (Libri xxi–xxiv.) Ed. M. Fernández-Galiano and A. Heubeck. Trans. G. A. Privitera. (Scrittori greci e latini.) Milan: Mondadori, 1986. Pp. lii + 431. L 30,000

The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Nov 1, 1988

Research paper thumbnail of A stone object inscribed in Lineai' A from Ayios Stephanos, Laconia

Research paper thumbnail of P. Oxy. 2509": Hesiod's "Catalogue" on the Death of Actaeon

Phoenix (Toronto), 1984

In what part of the work was the story told? Actaeon's parents Aristaeus and Autonoe app... more In what part of the work was the story told? Actaeon's parents Aristaeus and Autonoe appear at Theogony 975 ff. An Eoea devoted to the daughters of Cadmus is unattested, and in any case would rightly belong in the Heroogonia at the end of the Theogony, which forms the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Aristotle on Comedy: Towards a Reconstruction of Poetics II

American Journal of Philology, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Summing Up

Open Agenda Publishing eBooks, May 17, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Map of the northern Aegean

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Dec 12, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of Aeschylusü Oresteia And Archilochus

Classical quarterly, Dec 1, 1980

In a recent article in this journal M. L. West made the plausible suggestion that some features o... more In a recent article in this journal M. L. West made the plausible suggestion that some features of the parodos of Aeschylusü Agamemnon, including the famous simile of the vultures deprived of their young, display the influence of Archilochusü celebrated epode in which Lycambes was admonished with the tale of the fox and the eagle. I think a passage in the Choephoroe confirms his view.One of the Oresteiaüs most characteristic traits is the manner in which themes and images recur during the trilogy. The simile of the vultures at Ag. 48 ff. and the omen of the eagle and the hare at 112 ff. are conspicuously placed and vividly drawn, and we are not surprised to find a resumption of this imagery in the Choephoroe, when the eagleüs nestlings, Electra and Orestes, are reunited and plan their revenge (Cho. 246–51, 255–9). Here we find the image reversed: the young have lost their parents, not the parent-birds their young as at Ag.

Research paper thumbnail of Derveni Details

Open Agenda Publishing eBooks, May 17, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Frankish and French Coins from Ayios Stephanos, Laconia

The Annual of the British School at Athens, Nov 1, 1982

Research paper thumbnail of Tithonus, Eos and the cicada in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and Sappho fr. 58

De Gruyter eBooks, Oct 10, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Studies in the language of the Homeric hymns and the dating of early Greek epic poetry

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:D40331/82 / BLDSC - British Libra... more SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:D40331/82 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns: Diachronic Development in Epic Diction