The survival rate of ancient literature

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The survival rate of ancient literature

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01-08-2008, 05:57 PM

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Sean Manning:391lupbb Wrote:Has anyone tried to estimate what proportion of ancient literature survives? Something like 10%, 1%, or 0.1%?

Check out the detailed discussion here: BÃ¼cherverluste in der SpÃ¤tantike

Alas, I don't sprechen ze Deutsch. Its first on my list of modern languages to learn through. Maybe I'll run that page through Babelfish or something, since you're the second person whose recommended it.

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The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 12-30-2007, 09:40 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Carlton Bach - 12-31-2007, 12:35 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by M. Demetrius - 12-31-2007, 03:21 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by john m roberts - 12-31-2007, 05:43 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 12-31-2007, 06:46 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-31-2007, 07:02 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Carlton Bach - 12-31-2007, 07:31 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 01-01-2008, 07:03 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Iagoba - 01-02-2008, 01:11 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 01-02-2008, 06:59 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Tertius Mummius - 01-05-2008, 06:13 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Eleatic Guest - 01-08-2008, 11:50 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 01-08-2008, 05:57 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Robert Vermaat - 01-09-2008, 09:22 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 01-09-2008, 06:02 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Carlton Bach - 01-09-2008, 07:10 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Carlton Bach - 01-09-2008, 07:26 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Timotheus - 02-04-2008, 08:54 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by M. Demetrius - 02-05-2008, 03:23 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Dan Diffendale - 02-05-2008, 02:54 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 02-05-2008, 05:32 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Timotheus - 02-07-2008, 05:21 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by john m roberts - 02-07-2008, 06:02 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by M. Demetrius - 02-07-2008, 07:39 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Senovara - 02-07-2008, 08:30 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Timotheus - 02-08-2008, 07:30 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Eleatic Guest - 02-22-2008, 03:31 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by sonic - 02-22-2008, 03:46 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 02-22-2008, 06:52 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Theodosius the Great - 02-23-2008, 12:21 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Robert Vermaat - 02-23-2008, 07:08 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by SigniferOne - 02-24-2008, 01:54 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Theodosius the Great - 02-24-2008, 05:19 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 02-24-2008, 05:56 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Theodosius the Great - 02-25-2008, 06:05 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Eleatic Guest - 02-25-2008, 12:26 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 02-28-2008, 06:33 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Theodosius the Great - 02-28-2008, 10:02 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Robert Vermaat - 02-28-2008, 11:36 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Eleatic Guest - 02-28-2008, 11:41 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Eleatic Guest - 02-28-2008, 11:51 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 02-29-2008, 03:32 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Endre Fodstad - 02-29-2008, 07:31 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Theodosius the Great - 03-01-2008, 03:08 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Timotheus - 03-11-2008, 10:58 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 03-12-2008, 03:55 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Timotheus - 03-12-2008, 10:15 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Endre Fodstad - 03-13-2008, 10:20 AM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Timotheus - 03-16-2008, 03:17 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by SigniferOne - 03-20-2008, 10:59 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Endre Fodstad - 03-24-2008, 05:19 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Sean Manning - 03-25-2008, 05:10 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Endre Fodstad - 03-25-2008, 05:51 PM

Re: The survival rate of ancient literature - by Restitvtvs - 02-16-2009, 03:25 PM

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