[simonh]

I read an annotated edition once, well tried to. The problem is if you actually pay attention to all the annotations pointing our references to this, influences on the text from that, digressions on the other it would take forever. The breadth and depth of the man's classical knowledge was extraordinary.

[xenophonf]

Honestly, it's more fun to read aloud, skipping the references. The Devil gets all the best lines IMO.