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Suggested Beginnings for a Classical Working Library

C. H. Forbes

[N. B. General histories, grammars, texts, commentaries and periodicals are not considered.]

I. DICTIONARIES.

1. Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. (Vol. I and part of Vol. 2 out.) Leipzig, 1900-.
2. Lexicon Caesarianum. By Menge and Preuss. Leipzig, 1890.
3. Worterbuch zu Cornelius Nepos: By G. A. Koch and K. E. Georges. Hannover, 1895.
4. Lexicon zu den Reden des Cicero. By Merguet. 4 Vols. Jena, 1877-84.
5. Worterbuch zu Vergil. By Koch and Georges. Hannover, 1885.
6. Worterbllch zu Ovids Metamorphosen. By Siebelis and Polle. Leipzig, 1893.
7. Lexicon Homericum. Edited by H. Ebeling. Leipzig, 1874-85.
8. Index Homericus. By A. Gehring. Leipzig, 1891.
9. Worterbuch Zll Xenophons Anabasis. By F. and \V. Vollbrecht. 10 Aufl. Le-ipzig, 1905·
10. Etymologisches Worterbuch der Griechischen Sprache. By W.Prellwitz. Gottingen, 19Q5·
11. Handlexicon zu Cicero. By Mergllet. Leipzig, 1905,

II. HISTORIES OF LITERATURE.

1. Teuffel's History of Roman Literature. Translated by Warr. London, 1891-92.
2. Geschichte der romischen Literatur. (Iwan Muellers Handbuch). By M. Schanz. 2. Aufl. Mlinchen, I S98-o4 .
3. Latin Literature. By J. W.Mackail. N. Y., 1895.
4. Sellar's Virgil. London, 1883.
5. History of Greek Literature'. By A. and M. Croiset, translated by Heffelbower. N. Y., 1904'
6. Studies of the Greek Poets. By J. A. Symonds. London, 1893.
7. The Growth and Influence of Classical Greek Poetry. By Sir R. Jebb. Boston, 1893.
8. Vergil in the Middle Ages. By D. Comparetti, translated by Benecke. London, 1895.
9. Latin Poetry. By R. Y. Tyrrell. Boston, 1895.
10. Essays Classical. By F. W. H. Myers. London. 1883.

III. FORMS AND SYNTAX.

1. Formenlehre der lateinischen' Sprache. By F. Neue. 3 Aufl. Berlin, 1892-98.
2. The Latin Language. By W. M. Lindsay. Clarendon Press, 1894.
3. Vorlesungen ueber lateinischen Sprachwissenschaft. Reisig-Haase, revised by Schmalz and Landgraf. Berlin, 1881-84.
4. Charakteristik der lateinischen Sprache. By F. O. Weise. Leipzig, 1899.
5. Greek Verbs Irregular and Defective. By W. Veitch. London, 1887.
6. Der Sprachgebrauch des Cornelius Nepos. By B. Lupus. Berlin, 1876.
7. Saemtliche Sitze des Cornelius Nepos. By A. Bahnisch. Leipzig, 1890.
8. Der Sprachgebrauch Caesars in bellum Gallicum, etc. By M. Heynacher. Berlin, 1886.
9. Etudes sur la Langue et la Grammaire de Ciceron. By J. Lebreton. Paris, 190r.
10. Der Sprachgebrauch Xenophons in der Anabasis, etc. By A. Joost. Berlin, 1892.

IV. SYNONYMS AND STYLE.

1. Horae Latinae, Studies in Synonyms and Syntax. By R. Ogilvie. London, 19°1.
2. Antibarbarus der lateinischen Sprache. By Krebs, revised by Schmalz. 7. Aufl. Basel, 19°5·
3. Lateinische Stilistik. By K. F. von Niigelsbach, revised by Iwan MUller. Nuernberg, 1888.
4. The Order of Words in the Ancient Languages. By H. Weil, translated by Super. Boston, 1887.
5. Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik. By J. H. H. Schmidt. Leipzig, 1889.

V. ANTIQUITIES, ETC.

1. Pauly-Wissowa. Real-Encyclopiidie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. (5 Vols. ont) Stuttgart, 1894-.
2. Die romischcn Altertuemer. By Schiller and Voigt. (Iwan Muellers Handbuch). Muenchen, 1893.
3. A History and Description of Roman Political Institutions. By F. F. Abbott. Boston, 190r.
4. Roman Public Life. By A. H. J. Greenidge. London, 1901
5. The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic. By W. W. Fowler. N. Y., 1899.
6. Das Privatleben der Romer. By J. Marquardt, revised by Mau. Leipzig, 1886.
7. Roemisches Staatsrecht. By Th. Mommsen. Leipzig, 1887.
8. The Private Life of the Romans. By H. W. Johnston. Chicago, 1903.
9. The Life of the Ancient Greeks. By C. B. Gulick. N. Y., 190Z.
10. Religion und Ku1tus der Romer. By G. Wissowa. Munchen, 1902.
11. Manual of Greek Antiquities. By Gardner and Jevons. N. Y., 2d ed. 1898.
12. A Companion to Greek Studies. By L. Whibley. Cambridge University Press, 1905.
13. Handbook of Greek and Latin Palaeography. By E. M. Thompson. N. Y., 1893.
14. Die Antike Humanitaet. By M. Schneidewin. Berlin, 1897.
15. Lexicon der griechischen und romischen Mythologie. By W. H. Roscher. I-(cipzig, 1884-.
16. Griechische Alterthuemer. By Schomann and Lipsius. Berlin, 1902.
17. The Mycenaean Age. By Tsountas and Manatt. Boston, 1897.

VI. TOPOGRAPHY AND ART.

1. The Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome. By S. B. Platner. Boston, 1904.
2. Das Forum Romanum. By C. Huelscu. Rome, 1904. 3. Topographie der Stadt Rom. By O. Richter. Muenchen, 1901.
4. Pompeii-Its Life ami Art. By A. Mau, translated by Kelsey. N. Y., 1899. '
5. Ancient Athens. By E. A. Gardner. N. Y., 1902.
6. Topographie von Athen: By W. Judeich. Muenchen, 1905·
7. Troja und Ilion. By W. Dorpfeld. Athens, 1902.
8. Die Baukunst der Griechen. By J. Durm. Darmstadt, 1892•
9. Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture. By A. Furtwangler. N. Y., 1895.
10. A Handbook of Greek Sculpture. By E. A. Gardner. 2d ed. London, 1905·
11. A Handbook of Greek and Roman Sculpture. By E. von Mach. Boston, ~905·
12. Die griechische Skulptur. By Kekule von Stradonitz. Berlin, 1906.
13. Forma urbis Romae antiquae. By Kiepert and Hue1- sen. Berlin, 1896.

VII. ON SPECIAL AUTH0RS.

1. Virgils epische Technik. By R. Heinze. Leipzig, 19°3,
2. Studies in Virgil. By T. R. Glover. London, 19°4·
3. The Metrical Licenses of Vergil. By H. W. Johnston. Chicago, 1898.
4. Handbook of Homeric Study. By H. Browne. London; 19°5·
5. Caesar's Conquest of Gaul. By T. R. Holmes. London, 1899.
6. The Legal Procedure of Cicero's Time. By A. H. J. Greenidge. Clarendon Press. 1901.
7. Introduction to the Language and Verse of Homer. By T. D. Seymour. Boston, 1885.
8. A Grammar of the Homeric Dialect. By D. B. Munro. 2d ed. Oxford, 1891.

VIII. PICTURE BOOKS.

1. Denkmaler des klassischen Altertums. 3 Vols. By A. Baumeister. Miinchen, 1885-89.
2. Atlas of Classical Antiquities. By Th. Schreiber. London, 1895.
3. Hilder-Atlas zu Caesars Buechern de bello Gallico. By R. Oehler. Leipzig, 1890.
4. Das alte Rom. By A. Schneider. Leipzig, 1896.
5. Illustrations of School Classics. By G. F. Hill. London, 1903.
6. Atlas of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Englemann and Anderson. N. Y., 1893.
7. Portraitures of Julius Caesar. By F. J. Scott. N. Y., 19°3·
8. Portraetkopfe auf romischen Muenzen. By F. ImhoofBlumer. Leipzig, 1892.
9. History of Greece and History of Rome. By Duruy. Boston, 1883 (Rome); 1889 (Greece).

IX. MISCELLANEOUS.

1. A Guide to the Choice of Classical Books. By J.B. Mayor. London, 1879. Supplement. N. Y., 1896.
2. List of Books for a Classical Library. By a Committee of the Michigan Schoolmasters' Club. 2nd edition. N. Y., 1897.
3. Helps to the Intelligent Study of College Preparatory Latin. By K. P. Harrington. Boston, 1888.
4. Outlines of the History of Classical Philology. By A. Gudeman. Boston, 1902.
5. A History of Classical Scholarship. By J. E. Sandys. London, 1903.