Prolegomena ad Homerum
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Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
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| Prolegomena to Homer | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prolegomena ad Homerum Context triple: [Friedrich August Wolf, notableWork, Prolegomena ad Homerum]
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A.
The Apotheosis of Homer
The Apotheosis of Homer is a neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that idealizes the ancient Greek poet Homer enthroned and venerated by great figures from art and literature.
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B.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
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C.
Homeric Hymns
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek devotional poems celebrating various gods, traditionally attributed to Homer but actually composed by multiple anonymous poets.
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D.
Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Theogony is an ancient Greek didactic poem that systematically recounts the origins and genealogies of the gods, forming a foundational work of Greek mythology.
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E.
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prolegomena ad Homerum Target entity description: Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
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A.
The Apotheosis of Homer
The Apotheosis of Homer is a neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that idealizes the ancient Greek poet Homer enthroned and venerated by great figures from art and literature.
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B.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
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C.
Homeric Hymns
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of ancient Greek devotional poems celebrating various gods, traditionally attributed to Homer but actually composed by multiple anonymous poets.
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D.
Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Theogony is an ancient Greek didactic poem that systematically recounts the origins and genealogies of the gods, forming a foundational work of Greek mythology.
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E.
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
book
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philological study ⓘ work of classical scholarship ⓘ |
| argued |
Homeric poems were compiled from earlier lays and songs
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Homeric poems were the result of a long oral tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment scholarship
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historical-critical method ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ |
| challenged | traditional view of Homer as single author of the Iliad and the Odyssey ⓘ |
| cites | ancient testimonia about Homer ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
professionalization of classical philology
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questioning of traditional authorship attributions in classical literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational work of modern philology
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groundbreaking study in philology ⓘ |
| field |
classical philology
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classical studies ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
composition of the Iliad
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composition of the Odyssey ⓘ role of rhapsodes in preserving Homeric poetry ⓘ transmission of Homeric texts ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century philology
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German classical scholarship ⓘ subsequent debates on the unity of the Iliad ⓘ subsequent debates on the unity of the Odyssey ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation |
Prolegomena ad Homerum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prolegomena to Homer
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| influenced |
development of modern classical scholarship
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historical-critical approach to ancient texts ⓘ methods of textual criticism ⓘ modern Homeric studies ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Homeric authorship
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Homeric question ⓘ textual criticism of Homer ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn |
Halle (Saale)
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surface form:
Halle
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| partOf | Homeric question discourse ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| proposes | distinction between original poems and later editorial work ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1795 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Archaic Greece
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
historical analysis of ancient sources
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philological analysis ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| workBy | Friedrich August Wolf ⓘ |
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Prolegomena to Homer