The Quarterly Review of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Volume 6) - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852. Excerpt: ... THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. Vol. VI. OCTOBER 1852. No. 4. ART. I. DR. OWEN'S ILIAD OF HOMER. By J. B. Jl. Gray, A. M., Roxbury, Mass. 'OMHPOT 'IAIA2. The Iliad of Homer, with Notes for the rue of Schools and Colleges. By John J. Oweu, D. D., Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature in the Free Academy of the City of New York. New York, 1851. It is no part of our design, in the present article, to enter largely into the many important questions conuected with the Homeric Songs, or even to present our readers with the most summary recapitulation of the more important results attained by the recent labors of English and German scholars in the almost boundless field of Homeric literature. Although the investigation of such a theme, had we the ability to render it full justice, would be in the highest degree grateful to our own feelings, and possibly profitable to our teachers and stu Vol. vi.--33 dents, the necessary limits of the present notice render its fulfilment altogether inconsistent witn the realization of our more immediate purpose. Our aim is simply and briefly to present a just estimate of the merits of Dr. Owen's valuable and elegant edition of the Iliad, and nothing more. In doing this. it will be just as unnecessary to engage in the discussion of topics of controversy, scarcely or not at all glanced at by the editor himself, as to institute a minute and tedious comparison between the volume now claiming our attention, and other editions which have been given to the American public. The importance and utility of Prof. Felton's and Dr. Anthon's editions of the Iliad are well appreciated, and too generally acknowledged, both in England and the United States, to need our praise or be affected by o...