George Curtius

A Grammar of the Greek Language: George Curtius

The Greek Grammar of Dr. Curtius is acknowledged by the most competent scholars both in this country and in Germany, to be the best representative of the present advanced tate of Greek scholarship. It is, indeed, almost the only Grammar which exhibits the inflexions of the lan- guage in a really scientific form; while its extensive use in the schools of Germany, and the high conunendations it has received from practical teachers in that country, are sufficient proof of its excellence as a school-book. It is surprising to find that many of the public and private schools in this country continue to use Grammars which ignore all the improvements and discoveries of modern philology, and still cling to the division of the substantives into ten declensions, the designation of theS econd Perfect as the Perfect Middle, and similar exploded errors. Dr. Curtius has stated so fully in his Preface the principles on which this Grammar is constructed, that it is unnecessary to say more by way of introduction. It only remains to add that the translation has been made from the fifth edition of the original work (1862), with the authors sanction, and that the proof-sheets have enjoyed the advantage of his final correction and revision. An abridgment for the use of the lower forms is published simultaneously with the present work. w. s. Ix Ni ON, March,
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