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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on Greek literature., 1772-?1781, undated.

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Identifier: MS.24511

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Material on the works of Homer, 1779, undated. (Folio 1.) It includes a comparison of the ‘Odyssey’ with Virgil's ‘Aeneid’. (Folio 9.) Monboddo numbers 209, 123-124, 131. (ii) 'Of the poetry of Plato', 1772. (Folio 26.) Monboddo number 158. (iii) Papers on the orations of Demosthenes, ?1781, undated. (Folio 37.) They include observations on the Karl of Mansfield’s Latin oration on Demosthenes, which are closely related to a passage in the ‘Origin and progress of language’ vi, pages 457-470; and translations from the Greek. Monboddo numbers 208, 125, 290, 126. (iv) ‘The λоϫоѕ ΣΤΤΙΤαΦΙΟЅ translated with remarks on Thucydides', undated. (Folio 163.) Monboddo number 134.

Dates

  • Creation: 1772-?1781, undated.

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Extent

179 Leaves

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Arrangement

179 folios.

Bibliography

‘Monboddo number…’ in the Scope and Contents note refers to the catalogue of the papers published in the Appendix to the ‘Sixth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts’ (London, 1877), pages 678-681.

Repository Details

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