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 Dialogue betweene Lucian and Diogenes of the life harde and sharpe,
and of the lyfe tendre and delicate. [Translated by Sir Thomas Eliot] [No
date] 8o BL
2. Necromantia. A dialog of the Poet Lucyan, for his fantesye faynyd for a
mery pastime, and furst by hym compylyd owt of the Greke into Latyn, and
now lately translaytyd owt of Laten into Englissh for the erudicion of
them, which be disposyd to lerne the tongis. [No date] [“Johannes Rastell
me fieri fecit” is on the margin of the title page.]
3. Toxaris, or the friendship of Lucian; [dedication to A. S. from A. O.].
1565. 8o
4. Certaine select Dialogues of Lucian; together with his true historie,
Translated from the Greeke into English By Mr. Francis Hickes. Whereunto
is added the life of Lucian gathered out of his owne Writings, with briefe
Notes and Illustrations upon each Dialogue and Booke, by T. H., Mr of Arts
of Christ‐Church in Oxford. Oxford. 1634. 4o
_Reprinted: [With additional dialogues translated by Dr. Mayne] 1663;
1664._
_American Reprint: [Introduction by C. Whibley] New York, 1894._
5. Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma’s, selected out of Lucian, Erasmus,
Texter, Ovid, &c. 1637. 8o
6. [Dialogus: Lovers of Lyes. Printed in Quest of Witch‐Craft Debated. By
John Wagstaffe. Translated by some one else. 1669.]
7. Lucian: Works. Translated out of Greek by Ferrand Spence. [4 vol.]
1684.
8. Selections translated by Walter Moyle. 1710. 4o
_Reprinted: 1727._
9. Works translated out of Greek by several eminent hands. [Life and
Discourse on Lucian by John Dryden.] 1711. 8o
_Reprinted: 1745._
10. Triumphs of the Gout and Gymnastic Exercises, translated from Lucian
by Gilbert West [In his Odes of Pindar]. 1753. 8o
11. Lucian’s Dialogues. From the Greek. [By J. Carr] 5 vol., 1774.
_Reprinted: 1798._
12. The Works of Lucian, from the Greek, by T. Francklin. 2 vol., 1780. 4o
_Reprinted: 4 vol., 1781; [Trips to the Moon] 1887._
_American Reprint: New York, 1887._
13. A new literal translation of Stock’s Lucian ... with a few notes by D.
B. Hickie, Dublin. 1818. 12o
14. Lucian from the Greek, with the comments and illustrations of Willand
and others. W. Tooke. 2 vol., 1820. 4o
15. A literal translation of Walker’s Lucian, with many useful notes ...
By D. B. Hickie. Dublin. 1829. 12o
16. Selections from Lucian: literal translation ... By a Graduate of the
University. [J. P. P.] Dublin. 1845. 8o
17. Selections. 1852.
18. Works. [Selections] W. Lucas Collins. 1873. [Ancient Classics]
_American Reprint: [Ancient Classics] Philadelphia, 1873._
19. Lucian’s Dialogues, translated by Howard Williams. 1888.
_American Reprints: New York, 1888; [Handy Literal Translations] 2 vol.,
New York, 1904._
20. Dialogues and Somnium, translated by Roscoe Mongan and J. A. Prout.
1890.
21. The Dream, Charon, The Fisher, Mourning. Literally translated. 1890.
22. Six Dialogues translated by Sidney Thomas Irwin. 1894.
23. Luciani Somnium et Piscator translated ... by W. Armour. 1895.
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