Synopsis
Ulula. Ulula is a late 19th-century English school periodical associated with the Manchester Grammar School, issued in several numbers from 1875 to 1876. The volume collects a blend of scholarly essays, literary criticism, translations, and school-life reports, spanning topics from classical literature and philology to modern history and geography. Its contents include editorials and articles such as The Growth of the Latin Epic, Indigenous Poetry of Rome, Goethe, Prometheus Vinctus, Scenes from School, Camp, and Battle-field, and Essays in Criticism, alongside reviews, notes, and discussions on education, examinations, and university honours. The magazine also reproduces school news, athletic results, and debates from the Debating Society and Philosophical Society, giving a vivid portrait of academic culture, competition, and public-school life in Manchester during the period. Throughout, the text emphasizes classical education, linguistic studies, and intellectual culture, with occasional poetry and dramatic notes, reflecting the era’s educational aspirations and regional scholarly pride.
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