• ISBN13: 9788126901906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: N/A
• Publication Date: June 21, 2003
• Pages: 156
• Original Price: INR 350.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 140 grams

The Primer of Greek Literature, originally published in 1877, is, till date, the finest introduction to the literary world of the Greeks. The book is divided into three parts: the early literature, the Attic literature and the literature of the decadence. Written by no less a scholar than Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, O.M., the greatest Greek scholar of his time, the book offers, in a very lucid style and precise manner, an authentic sketch of Greek literature. In the words of Sir Jebb the book is written in such a way that it should be useful, “not only to students of Greek, but also to those who do not know Greek, and who will never read a Greek book except in a translation.” And so the “sketch is intended to serve as a framework into which those who read any of the Greek books, whether in original or in English, may fit what they read.”
It is a highly rewarding and sustaining experience to enter the world of Greek literature with no less a guide than Sir R.C. Jebb who may be said to hold the Greek literature in the palm of his hand. Students of ancient European classics will find this book extremely useful as an introduction to the world of Greek literature, and even the general readers who are interested in Greek civilization and culture will find this book quite interesting.

Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, O.M. (1841-1905), a great classical scholar, became Professor of Greek at Glasgow in 1875 and from 1889 held the corresponding chair at Cambridge, for a time representing Cambridge University in Parliament. His books include the widely popular A Primer of Greek Literature (1877), Attic Orators (1879) and An Introduction to Homer (1887). In the scholarly circle he is best known for his monumental edition of the plays of Sophocles containing the best English commentary on any classical author. He was one of the founder members of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies and held many honorary degrees. He was knighted in 1900 and received the Order of Merit in 1905.