This short-lived (1813–26) classical journal was edited by James Henry Monk (1784–1856) and Charles James Blomfield (1786–1857), who were contemporaries at Trinity College, Cambridge. Both went on to ecclesiastical careers: Monk left his position as Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge to become D...

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Other Authors:	Blomfield, Charles James 1786-1857 (Editor), Monk, James Henry 1784-1856 (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1826
Series:	Cambridge library collection. Classics
Subjects:	Classical philology / Periodicals Classical literature / History and criticism / Periodicals
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	This short-lived (1813–26) classical journal was edited by James Henry Monk (1784–1856) and Charles James Blomfield (1786–1857), who were contemporaries at Trinity College, Cambridge. Both went on to ecclesiastical careers: Monk left his position as Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge to become Dean of Peterborough and subsequently Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, while Blomfeld, who already held the country living of Quarrington in Lincolnshire when the journal was founded, became Bishop of London. Encapsulating the dominant contemporary style of English classical scholarship - the close linguistic analysis of (primarily Greek) texts, as practised by Richard Porson (1759–1808), Monk's predecessor as Regius Professor - the Museum criticum became a rival to The Classical Journal (also reissued in this series) and was collected in two volumes in 1826. Illuminating the early development of academic journals, Volume 1 contains issues 1–4
Item Description:	Originally published in 1826
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 573 pages)
ISBN:	9781139523523
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139523523