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The survival rate of ancient literature
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02-28-2008, 11:41 AM
I think it should be added that the widespread late antique practice of creating concise summaries of lengthy works like Livius' paradoxically reduced the amount of ancient literature, as they took the incentive away to read (and copy) the original works. Sad to see how a well-intended idea worked so counter-productive in the long run.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
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