Description: Hesychius' 5th(?)-century Greek lexicon is a very important survivor of ancient learning, including fragments of Greek literature and on patristic writings. The final critical edition was begun by K. Latte (vol. 1, 1953, now out of print). This re
Brief description: Ian C. Cunningham, Edingburgh.
Review Quotes: "Hesychius' lexicon is undoubtedly the most important Greek dictionary to survive from antiquity. [...] In short, this edition is an enormous improvement on Latte for scholars who have the prior knowledge needed to understand the extra information provided, as well as the motivation and interests to use that information."
Eleanor Dickey in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.06.02