Edition of Roman Fragments of the Roman Tragedians:Tragicorum Romanorum Fragmenta (TrRF), Vol. III (Pacuvius) and Vol. IV (Accius)

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Markus Schauer
• Subject Area: Greek and Latin Philology
• Term: from 2019 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 424435447

This application is about the extension of a project approved by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) in 2019, in which the edition of the Roman tragic fragments (Tragicorum Romanorum Fragmenta), which is planned to be published in four volumes, is to be continued and completed. Under the direction of the project leader Prof. Dr. Markus Schauer and in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Gesine Manuwald, the project has been considerably advanced since October 1, 2019, with PD Dr. Petra Schierl on the third volume and PD Dr. Jochen Schultheiß working on the fourth (and last) volume (Accius) and, each at one project position. Both of them have familiarized themselves excellently with their respective authors and are making gratifying progress. This is due in no small part to the ideal constellation of the people involved in the project: Gesine Manuwald and Markus Schauer edited the first two volumes of the Tragic Fragments in an earlier project, which in the meantime have also gained great international recognition: Markus Schauer, Vol. I: Livius Andronicus. Naevius. Tragici Minores. Fragmenta Adespota, Göttingen 2012, XLIII & 493 pages, Gesine Manuwald, Vol. II: Ennius, Göttingen 2012, XLI & 570 pages. With Petra Schierl, another expert has been won whose commentary on Pacuvius is now considered a standard work. However, the project is considerably affected by the corona-related restrictions (see more details in the application). Therefore, Ms. Schierl (whose position was applied for for one year only) needs six months and Mr. Schultheiß (whose position was applied for two years) three months longer than planned to complete their volumes. The present application therefore advocates an extension of the two project positions by six and three months respectively.The new four-volume edition is intended to demonstrate in an accessible and concise format the progress that research on Roman tragedy and the transmitting authors has made in the almost 150 years since the last full-scale edition by Otto Ribbeck. Further, the concept of this edition differs from that by Ribbeck (as well as from other editions of the fragments of individual dramatic poets or genres) by the comprehensive integration and documentation of the history of transmission and research, which is a difficult and challenging undertaking in view of the wide range and different characters of the texts transmitting the fragments. In fact, what is to be created is an edition including an overview of relevant research, an edition that collates, documents, verifies and corrects, where necessary, the information on the texts that can be gleaned from the relevant editions of the tragic fragments and scholarly publications, and also provides information on questions of literary criticism.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: United Kingdom
• Cooperation Partner: Professorin Dr. Gesine Manuwald