Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary by Richard Janko. — Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. — XVIII, 744 p. — (The Philodemus Translation Project. Philodemus: The Aesthetic Works. Volume I/2). — ISBN 978-0-19-883508-0.
List of Illustrations. List of Tables.
Introduction:
Philodemus’ De poematis 2: The History of the Text: The Reconstruction of the Papyrus-Roll. How the Papyri were Opened and Recorded. How the Papyri were Drawn and Engraved. The Contribution of the
Interpreti.
The Manuscripts of De poematis 2: The Papyrus: Catalogue, Condition, and Description. The Oxonian
Disegni: Catalogue, Description, and Errors. The Neapolitan
Disegni: Catalogue, Description, and Errors. The Format and Script of Hand A. The Orthography and Punctuation of Hand A. The Columns in Hand B. Marginalia, Mistakes, and Corrections.
The Reconstruction of the Papyrus-Roll: The Relative Sequence: Joins and Parallels. The Absolute Sequence: Layers, Circumferences, and Roll-Length.
Kolleseis and
Kollmata.
Philodemus’ Sources and Opponents: Heracleodorus. Pausimachus. Crates of Mallos.
The Work: Purpose, Form, Style, and Reception: The Purpose, Form, and Reception of
De poematis 2. Style, Authorship, and Title.
De poematis 2 and the
Ars poetica of Horace.
The Present Edition: System of Presentation. Conspectus Siglorum.
Φιλοδήμου Περὶ ποιημάτων Β′.
Appendix A.
Ἡρακλεοδώρου ⟨
Περὶ ϲυνθέϲεως ποιημάτων⟩.
Appendix B.
Παυϲιμάχου ⟨
Περὶ τῶν ϲτοιχείων τῆς λέξεωϲ⟩
and Περὶ ὀρθοεπείαϲ.
Addenda and Corrigenda to Volumes I/1 and I/3.
Conspectus Studiorum.
Concordances: By papyrus and
disegno. By
HV2. By Gomperz. By Sbordone. Heracleodorus: Fragments and Testimonia. Original and Revised Column-Numbers in Book I.
Index Verborum. Index Locorum. General Index.