| Life and Letters of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, O. M., Litt. D.: With a Chapter on Sir Richard Jebb as Scholar and Critic by Dr. A. W. Verrall Contributor(s): Jebb, Caroline (Author), Verrall, A. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511696345 ISBN-13: 9780511696343 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 880.09 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Classics |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sir Richard Jebb (1841-1905) was the outstanding British classical scholar of the second half of the nineteenth century. This memoir, published by his widow in 1907, gives a rounded picture of the man chiefly remembered today for his editions of the plays of Sophocles, but who was also instrumental in founding the British Schools of Archaeology in Athens and Rome and the British Academy, and who as a Member of Parliament for Cambridge University played a significant part in the politics of his day, especially in educational reform at both school and university level. Extracts from his letters and speeches show the energy and enthusiasm which he brought to his many roles, and a sense of humour which may not be too evident in his published work but was remembered by his students as a feature of the lectures which secured his reputation as a great teacher. |