R porson (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Red, worn and half-calf covers, torn backstrip; hubbed spine with gilt lettering; foxed pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection of letters by R. Porson is sure to captivate readers with its blend of wit and insight. Written to Mr. Archdeacon Travis, the letters cover a variety of topics ranging from literature to religion.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection of letters by R. Porson is sure to captivate readers with its blend of wit and insight. Written to Mr. Archdeacon Travis, the letters cover a variety of topics ranging from literature to religion.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 3 Volumes bound as one (1)- The Real Devil's Walk pp34 plus engraved frontis, 6 full page illustrations by Robert Cruikshank with vignettes throughout text. An interesting work believed to be a revised version of "The Devil's Thoughts" (1799) but later revised with a letter appearing in the February 14th edition of the Morning Post (1830) with the claim by one R. C. Porson that the poem, "The Devil's Walk," had been actually written by his deceased uncle "Professor Porson".(2)_ The Devil's Progress, pp67 with engraved b/w frontis plus 4 full page b/w engravings and two vignettes designed by R. Seymour and engraved by Evans and Welch. This being another satire expanded from "The Devil's Thoughts" . (3)-The Ancient and Modern History of the Devil, this final part is missing it's title page(s) and preface but appears to be complete in two parts. Part one- Ancient history, pp1-118, in 10 chapters . Part 2- Modern History pp119-264 in 11 chapters. It states on final page" Printed by J. Bailey, 116 Chancery lane". 12mo although the poetry pieces are a smaller size paper. Contemporary binding of half brown calf over marbled boards with 5 tooled gilt lines and the title of "The Devil" to spine in good condition with some rubbing to boards, rubbing to edges and leather. Inside hand written title page to history of the devil at beginning of book and old catalogue entry for "the devil's walk" to front pastedown. There is a little foxing and toning throughout but generally all pages in very good condition for their age in a tight solid binding. A very interesting item. Scarce. More photos on request. Robert Cruikshank, R. Seymour (illustrator).…

Cover and backstrip worn, binding loose. Front cover and some pages almost detached. Pages uncut.Hardback,Ex-Library,with usual stamps markings,with previous owner's name inside cover,in fair condition, suitable as a reading copy,no dust jacket,96pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.…

No Binding. Zustand: Binding Copy. 1st Edition. This is a tight cleanBinding Copy but the boards are missing. 406 pp. A digital image can be made available.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Octavo, 406 pages, modern green cloth, no half-title; inked name of Russell Gray May 1887. Richard Porson was a remarkable classical scholar. Erasmus suppressed the debated Biblical verse called the Comma Johanneum (1 John 5:7), from his Greek Testament as unbiblical. "In the course of this enquiry, I found such astonishing instances of error, such intrepid assertions contrary to fact, that I almost doubted whether I were awake while I read them. But at last I discovered that Mr. Travis was a stranger to all criticism, sacred and profane; Edward Gibbon's verdict on this book was that it was "the most acute and accurate piece of criticism since the days of Bentley.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. an extremely well preserved first edition. marbled boards with gold gilt lettering on the spine. the boards are worn but not excessively so. there is a previous owner's bookplate under the front board. and a very small neat signature on the front end page. internally remarkably clean with few signs of use. a few minor marks and one or 2 small tears. the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

London, Marsh & Miller, [1830?]. 12mo. 33,[1] pp. W. 6 ills. (by Bonner and Slader, after R.Cruikshank). Later half leather. (binding sl.used; newspaper clippings from The Morning Post 1899 pasted on flyleaves; from the library of E.J. Kenney) Newspaper clippings -with information on the 'Porson incident' and the real authors of this poem- added. "A runaway success of 1799 was the satirical ballad 'The Devil's Thoughts', published anonymously in the Morning Post and Gazetteer (no. 9569) on 6 September. The poem (written in fourteen four-line ballad stanzas) is narrated from the perspective of the Devil, who has ascended to the surface of the earth one morning. This is to see 'how his stock went on', that is to say, he gleefully observes the rampant inequities in the city expecting a good yield in Hell.1 The poem aims its barbs at lucrative professions, such as lawyers, apothecaries, and booksellers, but government policies of prisons and support for the war with France are also criticised. . We are told that the poem was written by the classical scholar Richard Porson at a dinner party where he supposedly hammered out the poem extempore . Connecting Porson with the poem made sense insofar as he was known for his oppositional political views and had published an unknown number of unsigned articles in the Morning Chronicle. . A significant development in the devil-ballad's history is the publication of a series of highly popular illustrated versions during 183031. The poem was now retitled The Devil's Walk, edited by H. W. Montagu and published by London booksellers Marsh and Miller in collaboration with Edinburgh-based Archibald Constable (Walter Scott's publisher). In the early editions (see the appended chronological List in Part ii of this essay), the ballad is attributed to Porson, and a four-page memoir of the classical scholar (including the anecdote of the dinner party) is inserted as a preface. The edition is a collated text with variant readings for several of the stanzas, which was necessary because the ballad had 'appeared in several publications and it had circulated in MS with various alterations and interpolations'." (R.W. Rix, 'FugitiveText. Robert Southey and S.T. Coleridge's Ballad of the Devil' ).…