RESEARCH IN GREEK AND LATIN STUDIES IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1985-1994

Abstract

1 Introduction In 1984 an international conference was held in Rome to survey the work done in the field of Classical philology during the twentieth century. Scholars from various parts of the world presented papers on the contributions of their own countries. 1 It was my privilege to offer the 'panorama' and 'bilancio' (the metaphors used by the conference organisers) in the case of South Africa. This was the first systematic and comprehensive account of published work in the field of classical studies presented to the international community (Henderson 1989; cf. Matier 1986). According to the parameters set for the conference, only books were included in the survey. Subsequently I compiled a bibliography of all publications, books and articles, by classical scholars in South Africa until 1984 (Henderson 1986). Since then, I have completed another bibliography for the years 1985-1994 (Henderson 1995). This paper is an analysis of and commentary on that compilation.