The Classical Journal

This forty-volume collection comprises all the issues of an early and influential classical periodical, first published between 1810 and 1829.

Abraham John Valpy (Edited by), Edmund Henry Barker (Edited by)

9781108057851, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2013

558 pages, 5 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.7 kg

A precursor of modern academic journals, this quarterly periodical, published between 1810 and 1829 and now reissued in forty volumes, was founded and edited by Abraham John Valpy (1787–1854). Educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, Valpy established himself in London as an editor and publisher, primarily of classical texts. Edmund Henry Barker (1788–1839), who had studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, became a contributor and then co-editor of this journal, which fuelled a scholarly feud with the editors of the Museum criticum (1813–26), a rival periodical (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Although its coverage overlapped with that of its competitor, the Classical Journal also included general literary and antiquarian articles as well as Oxford and Cambridge prize poems and examination papers. It remains a valuable resource, illuminating the development of nineteenth-century classical scholarship and academic journals. Volume 4 contains the September and December issues for 1811.

Part VII. A New Translation of Obscure Passages in the Bible
The 10th chapter of Genesis explained
Oxford prize essay
Justin emendated, and Aeschylus explained
Ecclesiastical researches
The Britons of the classics
Critical remarks on a passage of Tacitus
Poema numismate annuo dignatum, et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitatum (Ode gr.)
Poema numismate annuo dignatum, et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitatum (Ode lat.)
Epigrammata numismate annuo dignata, et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitata
Critical remarks on the English version of the Old Testament
Poema praemio dignatum
Remarks on the preface to Musae Cantabrigienses
Greek inscription
On pagan trinities
Imitations of Horace
A chart of 10 numerals in 200 tongues
Codicis MSti Avieni collatio
Remarks on the 'Cambridge Greek Odes', for 1811
Biblical criticism
Antique
Valckenaerii emendationes in Xenophontis Memorabilia
Researches of the German literati
Conjecturae criticae in auctores Graecos
On the emerald
Answer to the defence of Dr Clarke's Hebrew Criticism and Poetry
Cambridge prize essay for 1811
Necrology
On the lyrical metres of Anacreon
Critical and explanatory notes on the Prometheus desmotes of Aeschylus
Essay on the standard 'labarum'
Diatribe de Antimacho
Notice of Mr Bellamy's Ophion
Notice of the Earl of Elgin's Pursuits in Greece
Notice of Mr Bell's Stream of Time
Antiquities
Bibliography
Literary intelligence
Notes to correspondents
Part VIII. A Sequel to Sir W. Drummond's 'Remarks on the inscriptions found at ancient Saguntum'
Biblical criticism
On the originality of the classical writers
On the lyrical metres of Anacreon
MSti in Coll. SS. Trin. Cant. collatio, De senectute Ciceronis
MSti in Coll. SS. Trin. Cant. collatio, De amicitia Ciceronis
Critical remarks on Dr A. Clarke's annotations on the Bible
Oratio de linguae Arabicae antiquitate, praestantia et utilitate
An essay, descriptive of the chart of ten numerals in 200 languages
Persii et Catonis MStorum collatio
Augustissimo potentissimoque principi ac domino Carolo II dedicatio
Templi Jovi Olympio ab Agrigentinis dicati demolitio
Remarks on Sir W. Drummond's version of some Egyptian names
Oxford prize poem for 1811
Sophronis mimorum fragmenta
Oxford prize essay for 1811
On Hebrew numerals and different modes of notation
Inscriptions
Defence of Sir W. Drummond on the Egyptian names
What were the cherubim?
Anticritical remarks on the 1st and 2d chapters of the prophet Isaiah
Critical and explanatory notes on the Prometheus desmotes of Aeschylus
Etymology
Thoughts on the perusal of the Rev. F. Wrangham's sermon
Remarks on H. Stephens' Greek thesaurus
Cambridge Latin prize essay for 1809
Remarks on the antique ring
Bibliography
Inscription
Homer illustrated
In Aeschyli cantus choricos tentaminis novi specimen
Imposition of hands considered as a mark of favor in the east
Remarks on Sir W. Drummond's derivation of the word 'pharoah'
On the vulgate Bible of 1450–5
To the Rev. Mr Maurice, on pagan trinities
Sending portions to those, for whom nothing is prepared
Inscription on a monumental urn in a grove at –
Amico meo hypercritico fabula Phaedriana
An account of an antique metal figure
Plan and specimen of Biblia-Polyglotta-Britannica
Inscription
Notice of Mr Dibdin's Bibliomania
Classical criticism
Notice of the appendix to Dr Valpy's sermons
Letter from Lord Grenville
Extract of a letter
Critical review of Illustrations of Homer
On the Jaloff language
Literary intelligence
Notes to correspondents
Index to vols. 3 and 4.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]