Authenticity

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LeGion12359What is the meaning of "so pure a text"

Such an unchanged text, unadulterated by any emendations over the millennium.

Mister MicawberHello, LeGion—and welcome to English Forums.LeGion12359What is the meaning of "so pure a text"Such an unchanged text, unadulterated by any emendations over the millennium.

Thank you for your reply, Meaning that probably other works except that of Anthony are not pure or has been altered in some form over the millennium,am i getting it right?

LeGion12359 Meaning that probably other works except that of Anthony are not pure or has been altered in some form over the millennium,am i getting it right?

That is the obvious interpretation, but that is not the point that the author is making. He is simply saying that Anthony's text is very authentic.

It could have more than one meaning.
"Pure," as in pure gold (100%, with no added copper or silver), can mean unaffected, true to the original.
"Pure," as in pure delight, can mean superior in the extreme, beautiful, inspirational. So it can mean "universally appealing" over the ages.

Thank you Mister Micawber, now i understood the correct meaning of this

And, given the literary style of the writer, a polysemous word was chosen carefully and deliberately.

AlpheccaStarsIt could have more than one meaning. "Pure," as in pure gold (100%, with no added copper or silver), can mean unaffected, true to the original."Pure," as in pure delight, can mean superior in the extreme, beautiful, inspirational So it can mean "universally appealing" over the ages.

No it is the first one you described as it is according to the con