Xenophon's Memorabilia and The Apology of Socrates translated by Sarah Fielding

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3710-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 231 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity

Sarah Fielding (1710-1768), the younger sister of Henry Fielding, and the close friend of his literary rival Samuel Richardson, was one of the very few English women to master ancient languages like Latin and Greek. With the help of Shaftesbury's nephew, James Harris, a distinguished writer, scholar and grammarian, she embarked on the ambitious project of translating Xenophon's Memorabilia and the Apology of Socrates from the Greek. This work, titled Memoirs of Socrates, with the Defence of Socrates before his Judges, was finally released in 1762. She proved a discreet editor and a talented Hellenist, whose elegant style garnered praise from Tobias Smollett in his Critical Review. This superb translation is re-published in its entirety for the first time since the 18th century.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents (page 5)
- Acknowledgements (page 7)
- Introduction (page 9)
- References (page 42)
- Annex 1 (page 49)
- Annex 2 (page 52)
- Annex 3 (page 55)
- Annex 4 (page 57)
- A Note on the Text (page 59)
- Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates with the Defence of Socrates before his Judges Translated from the Original Greek by Sarah Fielding (page 61)
- Preface (page 63)
- Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates (page 65)
- Book I (page 65)
- Book II (page 101)
- Book III (page 137)
- Book IV (page 178)
- The Defence of Socrates, Before his Judges by Xenophon (page 221)