%0 Journal Article %1 1999blair %A Blair, Ann %D 1999 %I BRILL %J Early Science and Medicine %K MarcusMarulus nogafilologa %N 3 %P 189--227 %T Authorship in the Popular "Problemata Aristotelis" %U http://www.jstor.org/stable/4130361 %V 4 %X This article examines the complex fortuna of the "Problemata Aristotelis" which circulated widely in early modern Europe in a textual tradition independent of the better-known ancient problems attributed to Aristotle. A study of the editions of this text (designated Ömnes homines") and its various add-ons, spanning four languages (Latin, German, French and English) and four centuries (late 15th-19th centuries), brings to light the otherwise obscure editorial practices that fueled its remarkable success. The authority of the text rests at first on its presentation of a collective wisdom, then on bolder claims for the authenticity of its alleged Aristotelian authorship.

@article{1999blair, abstract = {This article examines the complex fortuna of the "Problemata Aristotelis" which circulated widely in early modern Europe in a textual tradition independent of the better-known ancient problems attributed to Aristotle. A study of the editions of this text (designated "Omnes homines") and its various add-ons, spanning four languages (Latin, German, French and English) and four centuries (late 15th-19th centuries), brings to light the otherwise obscure editorial practices that fueled its remarkable success. The authority of the text rests at first on its presentation of a collective wisdom, then on bolder claims for the authenticity of its alleged Aristotelian authorship.}, added-at = {2010-05-23T18:51:46.000+0200}, author = {Blair, Ann}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24073625b24cfadc746ee4c5000516d44/filologanoga}, copyright = {Copyright © 1999 BRILL}, description = {JSTOR: Early Science and Medicine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (1999), pp. 189-227}, interhash = {9918913c66288a2d8b86232706582f00}, intrahash = {4073625b24cfadc746ee4c5000516d44}, issn = {13837427}, journal = {Early Science and Medicine}, jstor_articletype = {primary_article}, jstor_formatteddate = {1999}, keywords = {MarcusMarulus nogafilologa}, number = 3, pages = {189--227}, publisher = {BRILL}, timestamp = {2010-05-23T18:51:46.000+0200}, title = {Authorship in the Popular "Problemata Aristotelis"}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/4130361}, volume = 4, year = 1999 }