A volume of translations of English verse and prose into the classical languages, for use in teaching. Editor(s): Archer-Hind, Richard Dacre; Hicks, Robert Drew. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

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Title: Cambridge Compositions: Greek and Latin (Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1108002552
ISBN 13: 9781108002554
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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Original composition in classical languages was an important and much admired skill in the Victorian education system. In public schools and university Classics courses it was a key part of the curriculum, not only teaching the structure of the ancient languages themselves but also honing rhetorical skills. This 1899 anthology of selections from English literature translated into Greek and Latin prose and verse, includes contributions from a whole generation of late Victorian classical scholars at Cambridge: Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb and his successor as Regius Professor of Greek, Henry Jackson, James Adam, editor of Plato, Samuel Butcher, founder of the English Classical Association and President of the British Academy in 1909–10, a number of younger scholars and even one female lecturer. This would have been a model volume for Victorian students and remains useful today for those wanting to improve both comprehension and composition in the classical languages.

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An anthology of translations from English literature by a group of eminent Cambridge classicists, displaying their skill in composing in the ancient languages. Offering both prose and verse, this 1899 book will continue to provide model exercises for students wanting to practice translation and composition in Latin or Greek.

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