P. Papinius Statius Volume I

It combines a radically new text, which both draws heavily on conjecture and is based on a broad knowledge of the manuscript and printed traditions, with a precise translation, and a huge amount of additional information and observations. Addressing a scholarly readership, it will undoubtedly foster the present-day renewal in the study of Statius' epics and restore to prominence debates concerning textual criticism and the history of transmission....The present translation is very...
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It combines a radically new text, which both draws heavily on conjecture and is based on a broad knowledge of the manuscript and printed traditions, with a precise translation, and a huge amount of additional information and observations. Addressing a scholarly readership, it will undoubtedly foster the present-day renewal in the study of Statius' epics and restore to prominence debates concerning textual criticism and the history of transmission....The present translation is very thorough and easy to read, and it succeeds in being an effective aid. .... The text may satisfy the most vigorous advocates of conjectural criticism, while the materials gathered from both the manuscript and printed traditions are bound to delight even the most conservative minds... Another factor that shapes the primary apparatus is a radically new view of the manuscript tradition, which leads to the rejection of any common siglum (...) and to the individual designation of every manuscript. The result is a succinct, remarkably legible apparatus that is thoroughly informative about the text printed and about variants of particular merit. ... Hall's critical choices ...will arouse lively and constructive discussions for many years to come.... The documentary basis is much broader than that of previous editions. ... The edition of Hall, Ritchie and Edwards ranks very high. Valery Berlincourt, Univ. de Geneve, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.04.10. This is an extremely well produced book, for which the authors must be congratulated. I spotted no errors, and it is clearly laid out and well organised...Volume III in particulat is a treasure trove of fascinating material, and any lover of Statius will find much to enjoy in these volumes. These volumes would also make fantastic material for a graduate class in textual criticism. Helen Lovatt, The University of Nottingham in Exemplaria Classica, Journal of Classical Philology: Volume 14, 2010.