Ioläus: An Anthology of Friendship

Ioläus: An Anthology of Friendship

The degree to which Friendship, in the early history of the world, has been recognised as an institution, and the dignity ascribed to it, are things hardly realized to-day. Yet a very slight examination of the subject shows the important part it has played. In making the following collection I have been much struck by the remarkable manner in which the customs of various races and times illustrate each other, and the way in which they point to a solid and enduring body of human sentiment on the subject. By arranging the extracts in a kind of rough chronological and evolutionary order from those dealing with primitive races onwards, the continuity of these customs comes out all the more clearly, as well as their slow modification in course of time. But it must be confessed that the present collection is only incomplete, and a small contribution, at best, towards a large subject. In the matter of quotation and translation, my best thanks are due to various authors and holders of literary copyrights for their assistance and authority; and especially to the Master and Fellows of Balliol College for permission to quote from the late Professor Jowetts translation of Platos dialogues;[vi] to Messrs. George Bell & Sons for leave to make use of the Bohn series; to Messrs. A. & C. Black for leave of quotation from the late J. Addington Symonds Studies of the Greek Poets; and to Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co., for sanction of extracts from the Rev. W. H. Hutchings translation of the Confessions of St. Augustine. In cases where no reference is given the translations are by the Editor. E. C. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 67355
Author: Carpenter, Edward
Release Date: Feb 7, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Swan, Sonnenschein
Publication Date: 1906
Publisher Country: UK

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Editor: Carpenter, Edward, 1844-1929