English Translations from the Greek: A Bibliographical SurveyFoster, Finley Melville Kendall
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English Translations from the Greek: A Bibliographical Survey
Foster, Finley Melville Kendall
Greek literature -- Translations into English -- Bibliography; Thesis (Ph. D.)
1. A righte noble and pleasant History of the Successors of Alexander
surnamed the Great, taken out of Diodorus Siculus [Book XVIII]: and some
of their lives written by the wise Plutarch. Translated out of French into
English by Thomas Stocker. 1569. 4o BL
2. History of the World by Diodorus Siculus. Translated by Thomas Cogan.
1653. Fol.
3. Historical Library of Diodorus Siculus, in fifteen books ... to which
are added, the Fragments of Diodorus, that are found in the Bibliotheca of
Photius; together with those published by H. Valensius, L. Rhodomannus,
and F. Ausinus. Made English by G. Booth. 1700. Fol.
4. Two Fragments of the Twenty‐fourth Book. Translated by John Toland.
1726. 8o
Diogenes Laertius
1. The Lives, Opinions, and remarkable sayings of the most famous Ancient
Philosophers ... Made English by several hands. [T. Fetherstone, S. White,
E. Smith, J. Philips, R. Kippars, W. Baxter, R. M., and J. A.] 2 vol.
1688.
2. The Works of Diogenes; a literal translation. Vol. 1. Containing Every‐
Day Characters, A Comedy &c. 1805.
3. The Lives and Opinions of Ancient Philosophers. Translated by C. D.
Younge. 1853. 8o [Bohn]
Dionysius Of Halicarnassus
1. Works. Translated by Edward Spelman. 4 vol. 1758. 4o
2. Three Literary Letters (ad Ammaeum 1, 2, and ad Pompeium) Greek text
with an English translation, notes ... by W. Rhys Roberts. 1901. 8o
3. On Literary Composition. Greek text edited with introduction,
translation, notes ... by W. Rhys Roberts. 1910. 8o
_American Reprint: New York, 1910._
Dionysius, The Periegete
1. The Surveye of VVorld, or Situation of the Earth, so much as is
inhabited. Comprysing briefly the generall partes thereof, with the names
both new and olde, of the principal countries, Kingdoms, Peoples, Cities,
Towns, Portes, Promontories, Hils, Woods, Mountains, Valleyes, Rivers and
Fountains therin conteyned. Also of Seas, with their Clyffes, Reaches,
Turnings, Elbows, Quicksands, Rocks, Flattes, Shelues, and Shoares. A work
very necessary and delectable for students of Geographie, Saylers, and
others. First written in Greeke by Dionise Alexandrine and novv englished
by Thomas Twine, Gentl. 1572. 8o BL
Empedocles
American Translation
1. Fragments. Translated into English Verse. By William E. Leonard. New
York. 1909. 8o
Epictetus
1. The Manuell of Epictetus, Translated out of Greeke into French, and now
into English, conferred with two Latine Translations. Herevnto are annexed
Annotations, and also the Apothegs of the same Author. By Ia. Sanford.
1567. 8o BL
2. Epictetus his Manuell. And Cebes his Table. Out of the Greeke original,
by Io. Healey. 1610. 12o
_Reprinted: [With the addition of Theophrastus’ Characters] 1616; 1616;
1636._
3. The lives and philosophy of Epictetus with the embleme of human life by
Cebes. Rendred into English; by J. Davies [from the French of Boileau].
[The philosophy is a translation of the Enchiridion and the embleme of the
Tabula.] 1670. 12o
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