Homer as a force of philosophy and art in Greek myth
The critique argues Homer blends humanlike gods with power, opposing Gladstone on divine intercommunion. It contrasts Olympian religion with Christianity, praises Lucretius, and analyzes Homer’s influence on virtue, passion, and the Achilles-Ajax dynamic through a humane, lay reader tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Plato
Mr. Gladstone
Lucretius
Olympus
Apollo
Athens
Gladstone
Greece
Achilles
Hector
Priam
Ajax
Nireus
Sketch of the Character of Jesus and related theological notices
Brief notices review a German translated essay on Jesus life by Dr Dante Schenkel, noting its human but not divine portrayal. It mentions Hengstenberg on Ezekiel, Stier's Exposition, and Godwin’s Gospel translation. New editions from Low and Sons are praised for portable volumes and varied works for readers and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Dante
Schenkel
London
Longmans, Green and Co
America
W. H. Furness
D.D
Renan
Strauss
H. Renan
John
Clark
Foreign Theological Library
Ezekiel
HE. W. Hengstenberg
Berlin
A. C. Murphy
A.M
J. G. Murphy
Rupour Stiez
G. H. Venasues
Edinburgh
T. Clark
Hengstenberg
Luther
Messrs. Low and Sons
England
Mrs.Stowe
Bavaro Taylor
Kathrina
HoLtano
M. E H. Dopez
Nimmo
Hugh Miller
Hugh Miller’s Works, the Sketch Book of Popular Geology
Scotland
Messrs. Low
Educational Works in 1869 Scholarly Volumes
A review lists P Austin Nuttall's Dictionary of Scientific Terms as essential for modern education, praises its clarity and binding, and notes Tacitus Agricola and Germania editions by Cuuren and Brookps with Orelli base. Clarendon Cicero pro Cluentio and French and German classics volumes from Macmillan and Clarendon Press feature introductions, notes, and Life of authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Austin Nuttatt
Strahan and Co
London
Times
A. J. Cuuren
M.A
W. J. Brookps
Cambridge
Macmillan
Tacitus
Germany
Orelli
Wex
Kritz
Clarendon Press
Cicero
W. Ramsay
G. G. Ramsay
Andromaque
Racine
Corneite
Gustave Masson
Egmont
GortHs
C. A. Bucll- Heim
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