Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
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Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
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Re: Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
#2Will the sources/data be available for download, as in the Perseus Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/?
Re: Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
#3This is terrific, but I assume that the price will put it out of reach for individuals.
Re: Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
#4Will the sources/data be available for download, as in the Perseus Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ ?
That's a good question. Loeb's primary strength (apart from its exceptional typographics) is that it puts original texts side by side with translations, making it easier for a reader to make sense of the Greek or Latin source by comparing it to English. I'm not aware of any widely accepted digital formats for parallel prose that Loeb could offer for download; PDF or DejaVu have their obvious drawbacks; so that would probably leave us with some proprietary stuff, sadly.
Re: Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
#5This is terrific, but I assume that the price will put it out of reach for individuals.
I fear so much. As if OED subscription at two hundred quid per annum wasn't bad enough.
Re: Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Goes Digital
#6Will the sources/data be available for download, as in the Perseus Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ ?
That's a good question. Loeb's primary strength (apart from its exceptional typographics) is that it puts original texts side by side with translations, making it easier for a reader to make sense of the Greek or Latin source by comparing it to English. I'm not aware of any widely accepted digital formats for parallel prose that Loeb could offer for download; PDF or DejaVu have their obvious drawbacks; so that would…
There is active work underway at W3C on annotation standards, it would be great if Loeb's experience could inform the new standards.