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Benjamin Hall Kennedy (1804-1889) was a celebrated Classicist who
enjoyed great success as a lecturer and as an author; his Latin
Primer is still in use today. In this book, originally published in
1882, Kennedy provides both the original text of Aeschylus'
Agamemnon, the first play in the Oresteia trilogy and one of the
most famous extant Greek tragedies, as well as a metrical English
translation and a broad commentary on, among other topics, the
themes of the play, its metrical construction and variations in the
various manuscripts. This book will be of value to Classics
students seeking a guide to this intricate and influential play.
Described by Mary Beard in The Independent as 'the Rolls Royce of
textbooks', Kennedy's classic 1888 guide has remained the
pre-eminent Latin reference grammar in schools and universities for
well over a century. This is a reissue of the first edition, which
appeared the year before the author's death. Benjamin Hall Kennedy
(1804 1889), headmaster of Shrewsbury School for thirty years
before becoming Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge, was
probably assisted by his daughters in producing this completely
revised version of an earlier, unsuccessful publication. From
tables of nouns and verbs to obscure nuances of style, the book
covered all the key points of Latin grammar and was detailed,
well-organised and easy to use. This original Victorian edition
will fascinate present-day students and teachers of Latin and
historians of education.
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