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Among 20th-century classicists reacting against an overriding concern with Realien, soimportant to the scholarship of earlier generations, one topic which has suffered relativeneglect is that of the physical being of ancient literature.! Yet it need hardly be stressed howimportant this topic is as background information to the study of classical literature. How didthe Greeks and Romans record their literary works, and how did they "publish" them? Whatwas the ancient notion of a collection of poetry? And was there an equivalent for our notion ofa "second edition"? These are but some of the questions which may pertinently be asked.So with a view more to utility than originality I offer a survey of the more important recentcritical writing on the subject, which I hope will serve also as a vade mecum outlining thebasic details of the ancient book, as well as the processes by which it was circulated. The firstpart (sections I to III) surveys the physical being of Greek and Latin literature, concentratingon its materials and then format, and the second half is concerned with its dissemination.

THE PHYSICAL BEING Al\1]) CIRCULATION OF ANCIENT LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION