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The Modern Greek «Theseid» and the Preparation of a Chapbook.

• Olsen, Birgit

Due to the increasing interest in the study of the Modern Greek chapbooks over the last decades, it has become clear that the so-called editor played a decisive role in the production of these books. Because of its special textual tradition the Greek Theseid presents us with a unique opportunity to study the preparation of such a chapbook. The text is handed down in two mss, one of which was the printing source of the only edition of the text. By comparing the two mss one can analyse the changes that were carried out before the text went to the printing press, and a more detailed study of the printing source provides further information about the editor's working method. The aim of this article is to collect the pieces of information we have, mainly from the Theseid, as an illustration of the editor's job and his role in establishing the final text, and, accordingly, to discuss the value of the chapbook editions as textual witnesses.

• Languages and Literature

• Λογοτεχνία

Θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω τους φίλους και συναδέλφους Παναγιώτη Αγαπητό, Ναταλία Δεληγιαννάκη, David Holton, Ole Smith και Peter Vejleskov για την προθυμία τους να συζητήσουν τη μελέτη μαζί μου και για τις χρήσιμες βελτιώσεις που πρότειναν σε διάφορα στάδια της εργασίας.