History of Latin Literature

New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine: shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1.25 inches) . Extensive Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 27.4 ounces. Black cloth over boards with gilt titles. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. Moses Hadas (1900 - 1966) was an American teacher, a classical scholar, and a translator of numerous works from Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and German. He graduated from Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1926 and took his doctorate in classics in 1930. He was fluent in Yiddish, German, ancient Hebrew, ancient Greek, Latin, French, and Italian, and well-versed in other languages. His most productive years were spent at Columbia University, where he was a colleague of Jacques Barzun and Lionel Trilling. There he bucked the prevailing classical methods of the day—textual criticism and grammar—presenting classics, even in translation, as worthy of study as literary works in their own right. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; viii, 474 pages. pages .