The paper’s aim is to present some aspects concerning life and works of the Capuan antiquarian Camillo Pellegrino Junior (1598-1663). Some influent nineteenth century scholars, in particular Wilamowitz and Mommsen, criticized south Italian antiquarian research and often considered its method as unreliable and philologically inaccurate. As a result of these critiques, Neapolitan antiquarianism has been forgotten for centuries, until the modern studies reconsidered its importance. The article argues that the previous scholar’s criticism can not be applied to Camillo Pellegrino, which could be considered as a pioneer in modern historiographical production about Ancient Campania and as a predecessor of Muratori’s studies.
Agli albori della moderna storiografia sulla Campania antica: l'Apparato alle Antichità di Capua di Camillo Pellegrino
CELATO G
2016
Abstract
The paper’s aim is to present some aspects concerning life and works of the Capuan antiquarian Camillo Pellegrino Junior (1598-1663). Some influent nineteenth century scholars, in particular Wilamowitz and Mommsen, criticized south Italian antiquarian research and often considered its method as unreliable and philologically inaccurate. As a result of these critiques, Neapolitan antiquarianism has been forgotten for centuries, until the modern studies reconsidered its importance. The article argues that the previous scholar’s criticism can not be applied to Camillo Pellegrino, which could be considered as a pioneer in modern historiographical production about Ancient Campania and as a predecessor of Muratori’s studies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
