editions of the Epistles of Phalaris

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The editions of the Epistles of Phalaris are scholarly publications of a collection of letters attributed to the ancient Sicilian tyrant Phalaris, which became famous in the late 17th and early 18th centuries due to a major authenticity controversy involving prominent classical scholars.

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instanceOf	scholarly edition corpus ⓘ textual tradition ⓘ
associatedDebate	ancient vs modern learning debate in late 17th century ⓘ
basedOn	Epistles attributed to Phalaris of Acragas NERFINISHED ⓘ
controversyFocus	authenticity of the letters attributed to Phalaris ⓘ date of composition of the Epistles ⓘ historical anachronisms in the Epistles ⓘ style and language of the Epistles ⓘ
field	classical reception studies ⓘ classics ⓘ
genre	pseudo-epigraphic letters ⓘ
geographicContext	Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Bentley–Boyle dispute over the Epistles of Phalaris NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyPublication	Bentley’s enlarged 1699 Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Boyle’s 1695 Oxford edition of the Epistles of Phalaris ⓘ Richard Bentley’s Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris NERFINISHED ⓘ expanded 1699 edition of Boyle’s Epistles of Phalaris with responses to Bentley ⓘ
hasWorkTitle	Epistles of Phalaris NERFINISHED ⓘ Epistolae Phalaridis NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact	contributed to standards for assessing authenticity of ancient texts ⓘ landmark in the development of modern classical scholarship ⓘ strengthened methods of historical and philological criticism ⓘ
involvesInstitution	Cambridge University NERFINISHED ⓘ Christ Church, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesScholar	Charles Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ William Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
notableFor	authenticity dispute about the Epistles ⓘ role in the Bentley–Boyle controversy ⓘ
periodOfProminence	early 18th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ
relatedWork	Boyle’s Epistolae Phalaridis edition NERFINISHED ⓘ Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris NERFINISHED ⓘ
scholarlyConsensus	Epistles are later pseudonymous compositions, not by Phalaris ⓘ
subject	Phalaris, tyrant of Acragas NERFINISHED ⓘ authorship controversy ⓘ classical philology ⓘ pseudepigraphy ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ
usedMethod	historical contextualization ⓘ intertextual comparison with other Greek prose ⓘ linguistic analysis ⓘ manuscript comparison ⓘ

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Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington → notableWork → editions of the Epistles of Phalaris ⓘ