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Wonderful! I knew there must be a better answer. This URL now does what I expect it to: http://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg0012/tlg002/perseus-grc2/1.1-1.33 (i.e. gives me whatever lines I ask for, not a predefined chunk). Many thanks, G On 18/05/2017 14:41, Elton.Barker wrote: > hi all and Gabby in particular, > > > I had replied to Yiannis offlist when really I should have hit > "reply all" for precisely the reasons Gabby gives. The new CTS-compliant > Perseus can be found here: > > > http://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit > > While it's not comprehensive yet, the library is already extensive and > it enables Yiannis to do all the things that he wanted (his words!). > It's a really great resource that more people should know about. > > > best wishes > > > elton > > > > ** > > *Dr Elton Barker *| COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, PELAGIOS COMMONS > > http://commons.pelagios.org/ | @Pelagiosproject > > http://hestia.open.ac.uk/ | @hestiaproject > > *Reader in Classical Studies* > > The Open University > > Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA > http://www.open.ac.uk/people/eteb2 | @eltonteb > > *Recently published* > > /New Worlds from Old Texts: Revisiting Ancient Space and Place/ (Oxford > UP, 2016) > > http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199664139.001.0001/acprof-9780199664139 > > /Greek Literature, the Digital Humanities, and the Shifting Technologies > of Reading/, with Melissa Terras (Oxford Handbooks Online, 2016) > > http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935390.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935390-e-45 > > /Homer: A Beginner's Guide/, with Joel Christensen (OneWorld, 2013) > > https://www.oneworld-publications.com/books/elton-barker-joel-christensen/homer > > > <https://www.oneworld-publications.com/books/elton-barker-joel-christensen/homer> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* The Digital Classicist List <[log in to unmask]> > on behalf of Gabriel BODARD <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* 18 May 2017 14:37:30 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] Linking to the Perseus Digital Library > > Dear Yiannis, > > Others on the list can probably explain this better than I, but I > suspect what you really need to make citations to single lines or other > snippets of text in Perseus (or elsewhere) is to the the CTS (Canonical > Text Services) URIs, which Perseus, for example, will implement either > as links or as a web service to return a text or XML snippet. See > <http://www.homermultitext.org/hmt-doc/cite/texts/cts.html> for an > overview of the syntax. > > For example, you can cite the first ten lines of the Iliad with the URI > (which includes the URN): > > http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1.1-1.10 > > These URIs are always given at the bottom right of a text page in > Perseus, and you can see from the CTS specification page above how to > cite a given line number, a given version of the text (English vs Greek, > a particular edition, etc.). > > In the expectation that someone will correct or clarify the above... > > Hope this helps, > > Gabby > > > On 17/05/2017 17:49, Yiannis Doukas wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> I am working on a digital intertextuality project as part of my Ph.D. In >> this, I will present late Greek epic texts along with a commentary >> focusing on sources and parallels. >> >> I’m planning to cross-reference to the texts as they are included in the >> Perseus Digital Library, by using the Citation URI stable identifier >> provided. My problem is that, in most cases, I only need to link to >> short passages, of two or three lines, or even specific words, while (if >> I am not mistaken) the citation URIs correspond to larger chunks of text >> (or even whole poems). >> >> My question then: is it possible to manipulate the URI or is there some >> other way available in order to link to a specific line in a text of the >> Perseus Digital Library? >> >> Thanking you in advance, >> >> Yiannis Doukas >> > > -- > Dr Gabriel BODARD > Reader in Digital Classics > > Institute of Classical Studies > University of London > Senate House > Malet Street > London WC1E 7HU > > E: [log in to unmask] > T: +44 (0)20 78628752 > > http://digitalclassicist.org/ -- Dr Gabriel BODARD Reader in Digital Classics Institute of Classical Studies University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU E: [log in to unmask] T: +44 (0)20 78628752 http://digitalclassicist.org/