A Vindication Of The Literary Character Of The Late Professor Porson From The Animadversions Of Thomas Burgess (1827)

A Vindication Of The Literary Character Of The Late Professor Porson From The Animadversions Of Thomas Burgess (1827)

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A Vindication of the Literary Character of the Late Professor Porson from the Animadversions of Thomas Burgess is a book written by Thomas Turton and published in 1827. The book is a defense of the literary character of Richard Porson, a renowned classicist and scholar who died in 1808, against the criticisms of Thomas Burgess, a bishop and fellow classicist. Turton argues that Burgess's criticisms of Porson's work were unfounded and that Porson was a brilliant scholar who made significant contributions to the field of classics. Turton also provides a detailed analysis of Porson's work and argues that his scholarship was of the highest quality.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of Porson's work. Turton discusses Porson's contributions to Greek scholarship, his editing of Greek texts, and his translations of Greek plays. He also addresses some of the criticisms that have been leveled against Porson, such as his alleged lack of originality and his supposed carelessness in editing texts.Overall, A Vindication of the Literary Character of the Late Professor Porson from the Animadversions of Thomas Burgess is an important work of scholarship that seeks to defend the reputation of one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century.This Book Is In English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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ISBN: 9781166482022
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Imprint: Kessinger Publishing
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Language: English
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 553g
Height: 152mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 21mm