The great work on which his reputation rests is his edition of Lucretius, the fruit of many years' efforts (text only, 1 vol., 1860; text, commentary and translation, 2 vols, 1864). As a textual critic his knowledge was profound and his judgment unrivalled; and he studied archaeology, being a frequent traveller in Italy and Greece. In 1867 he published an improved text of Aetna with commentary, and in the following year a text of Horace with critical introduction, illustrated by specimens of ancient gems selected by Charles William King. His knowledge and taste are nowhere better shown than in his Criticisms and Elucidations of Catullus (1878). He was a master of the art of Greek and Latin verse composition. His contributions to the famous volume of Shrewsbury verse, Sabrinae corolla, are among the most remarkable of the collection.[2] He communicated with Thomas Saunders Evans.
His Translations into Latin and Greek Verse were privately printed in 1884. Like his translations into English, these are characterized by minute fidelity to the original, but never cease to be idiomatic. He died while visiting Rome.[2]
A Memoir by J. D. Duff was prefixed to a re-issue of the translation of Lucretius in "Bohn's Classical Library" (1908).[2]
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^"Munro, Hugh Andrew Johnstone (MNR838HA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abcdOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Munro, Hugh Andrew Johnstone". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 10.
hugh, andrew, johnstone, munro, this, article, about, classical, scholar, father, collector, novar, october, 1819, march, 1885, british, classical, scholar, biography, editmunro, born, elgin, moray, scotland, illegitimate, novar, penelope, forbes, educated, sh. This article is about the classical scholar For his father the art collector see Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro 29 October 1819 30 March 1885 was a British classical scholar Biography editMunro was born at Elgin Moray Scotland the illegitimate son of Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro of Novar by Penelope Forbes and educated at Shrewsbury School where he was one of Benjamin Hall Kennedy s first pupils He went on to Trinity College Cambridge in 1838 becoming a scholar in 1840 second classic and first chancellor s medallist in 1842 and fellow of his college in 1843 1 He became classical lecturer at Trinity College and in 1869 was elected to the newly founded chair of Latin at Cambridge but resigned it in 1872 2 The great work on which his reputation rests is his edition of Lucretius the fruit of many years efforts text only 1 vol 1860 text commentary and translation 2 vols 1864 As a textual critic his knowledge was profound and his judgment unrivalled and he studied archaeology being a frequent traveller in Italy and Greece In 1867 he published an improved text of Aetna with commentary and in the following year a text of Horace with critical introduction illustrated by specimens of ancient gems selected by Charles William King His knowledge and taste are nowhere better shown than in his Criticisms and Elucidations of Catullus 1878 He was a master of the art of Greek and Latin verse composition His contributions to the famous volume of Shrewsbury verse Sabrinae corolla are among the most remarkable of the collection 2 He communicated with Thomas Saunders Evans His Translations into Latin and Greek Verse were privately printed in 1884 Like his translations into English these are characterized by minute fidelity to the original but never cease to be idiomatic He died while visiting Rome 2 A Memoir by J D Duff was prefixed to a re issue of the translation of Lucretius in Bohn s Classical Library 1908 2 References edit Munro Hugh Andrew Johnstone MNR838HA A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b c d nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Munro Hugh Andrew Johnstone Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 19 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 10 External links editLucretius On the Nature of Things at the Internet Archive Munro Hugh Andrew Johnstone Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Works by Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Manuscripts relating to Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro at Trinity College Cambridge Academic offices Preceded byNone new position Kennedy Professor of Latin Cambridge University1869 72 Succeeded byJohn E B Mayor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro amp oldid 1207980356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
