Blackie, John Stuart, 1809-1895.

Horae Hellenicæ, essays and discussion on some important points of Greek philology and antiquity; by John Stuart Blackie. - London, Macmillan & co., 1874. - xii, 394 p. 23 cm.

On the theology of Homer.--On the Prometheus bound of Æschylus.--On the philological genius and character of the Neo-Hellenic dialect of the Greek tongue.--On the scientific interpretation of popular myths with special reference to Greek mythology.--On the sophists of the fifth century B. C.--On onomatopœia in language.--On the Spartan constitution and the agrarian laws of Lycurgus.--On the pre-Socratic philosophy.--Remarks on English hexameters.--On the popular poetry of modern Greece.--On the place and powers of accent in language.



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Greek language, Modern
Mythology, Greek
Greek poetry, Modern--History and criticism

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