Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes
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Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes (September 29, 1818 – September 7, 1908), English
classical scholar, was born at Hampton Court Green. He was a descendant of Anne Blaides (née Marvell), the sister of Andrew Marvell
, the satirist and friend of Milton
.
He was educated at St Peter's School, York
, and Christ Church, Oxford
. He was Hertford scholar in 1838, took a second class in literae humaniores
in 1840, and was subsequently elected to a studentship at Christ Church. In 1842 he took orders, and from 1843 to 1886 was vicar of Harringworth
in Northamptonshire
.
During a long life he devoted himself almost entirely to the study of the Greek dramatists. His editions and philological papers are remarkable for bold conjectural emendations of corrupt (and other) passages. His distinction was recognized by his being made an honorary LL.D. of Dublin, Ph.D.
of the University of Budapest and a fellow of the royal society of letters at Athens
. He died at Southsea
on the 7th of September 1908.
His works include:
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classical scholar, was born at Hampton Court Green. He was a descendant of Anne Blaides (née Marvell), the sister of Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, Parliamentarian, and the son of a Church of England clergyman . As a metaphysical poet, he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert...
, the satirist and friend of Milton
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
.
He was educated at St Peter's School, York
St Peter's School, York
St Peter's School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school located in the English City of York, with extensive grounds on the banks of the River Ouse...
, and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. He was Hertford scholar in 1838, took a second class in literae humaniores
Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores is the name given to an undergraduate course focused on Classics at Oxford and some other universities.The Latin name means literally "more humane letters", but is perhaps better rendered as "Advanced Studies", since humaniores has the sense of "more refined" or "more learned",...
in 1840, and was subsequently elected to a studentship at Christ Church. In 1842 he took orders, and from 1843 to 1886 was vicar of Harringworth
Harringworth
Harringworth is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire extremely close to the Northants-Rutland border. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 247 people....
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
.
During a long life he devoted himself almost entirely to the study of the Greek dramatists. His editions and philological papers are remarkable for bold conjectural emendations of corrupt (and other) passages. His distinction was recognized by his being made an honorary LL.D. of Dublin, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
of the University of Budapest and a fellow of the royal society of letters at Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. He died at Southsea
Southsea
Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire in England. Southsea is within a mile of Portsmouth's city centre....
on the 7th of September 1908.
His works include:
- AristophanesAristophanesAristophanes , son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete...
:- Comedies and Fragments, with critical notes and commentary (1880-1893)
- Clouds, Knights, Frogs, Wasps (1873-1878)
- Opera Omnia, with critical notes (1886)
- SophoclesSophoclesSophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides...
:- Oedipus Coloneus
- Oedipus Tyrannus
- Antigone (in the Bibliotheca Classica, 1859)
- PhiloctetesPhiloctetesPhiloctetes or Philocthetes according to Greek mythology, the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and was a participant in the Trojan War. He was the subject of at least two plays by Sophocles, one of which is named after him, and one each by both...
(1870)- Trachiniae (1871)
- Electra (1873)
- Ajax (1875)
- Atigone (1905)
- AeschylusAeschylusAeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived, the others being Sophocles and Euripides, and is often described as the father of tragedy. His name derives from the Greek word aiskhos , meaning "shame"...
:- Agamemnon (1898)
- Choephori (1899)
- EumenidesEumenidesEumenides may refer to:* Another name for the Erinyes, Greek deities of vengeance* The Eumenides, the third part of Aeschylus' Greek tragedy, the Oresteia...
(1900) - Adversaria Critica In Comicorum Graecorum Fragmenta (1890)
- Tragicorum Graec. Frag. (1894)
- In Aeschylum (1895)
- Varios Poetas Graecos et Latinos (1898)
- In Aristophanem (1899)
- In Sophoclem (1899)
- In Euripidem (1901)
- In Herodotum (1901)
- Analecta Comica Graeca (1905)
- Analecta Tragica Graeca (1906)
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