Sophocles' Jebb Hardback
Edited by Chris Stray
Part of the Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Volume series
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Sir Richard Jebb (1841-1905) was the most celebrated classical scholar in late Victorian Britain: his edition of Sophocles, which remains a classic, brought him a knighthood.
Professor of Greek at Cambridge from 1889, and MP for the University from 1891 until his death, Jebb became a national spokesman for the humanities. "Sophocles' Jebb" charts his career through 275 newly discovered letters, presented here with introductions and full annotation.
By allowing Jebb and his contemporaries to speak in their own words, it enables a significant reassessment of a key cultural figure of late Victorian Britain and sheds fresh light on public and academic debate of the time.
The volume ends with a new, comprehensive list of Jebb's publications. Christopher Stray is Honorary Research Fellow, Department of History and Classics, Swansea University, and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge Philological Society
- Publication Date:31/08/2013
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- ISBN:9780956838131
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge Philological Society
- Publication Date:31/08/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780956838131
