The Classical Journal

A precursor of modern academic journals, this quarterly periodical, published between 1810 and 1829 and now reissued in forty volumes, was founded and edited by Abraham John Valpy (1787–1854). Educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, Valpy established himself in London as an editor and publisher, primarily of classical texts. Edmund Henry Barker (1788–1839), who had studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, became a contributor and then co-editor of this journal, which fuelled a scholarly feud with the editors of the Museum criticum (1813–26), a rival periodical (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Although its coverage overlapped with that of its competitor, the Classical Journal also included general literary and antiquarian articles as well as Oxford and Cambridge prize poems and examination papers. It remains a valuable resource, illuminating the development of nineteenth-century classical scholarship and academic journals. Volume 4 contains the September and December issues for 1811.

Part VII. A New Translation of Obscure Passages in the Bible; The 10th chapter of Genesis explained; Oxford prize essay; Justin emendated, and Aeschylus explained; Ecclesiastical researches; The Britons of the classics; Critical remarks on a passage of Tacitus; Poema numismate annuo dignatum, et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitatum (Ode gr.); Poema numismate annuo dignatum, et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitatum (Ode lat.); Epigrammata numismate annuo dignata, et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitata; Critical remarks on the English version of the Old Testament; Poema praemio dignatum; Remarks on the preface to Musae Cantabrigienses; Greek inscription; On pagan trinities; Imitations of Horace; A chart of 10 numerals in 200 tongues; Codicis MSti Avieni collatio; Remarks on the 'Cambridge Greek Odes', for 1811; Biblical criticism; Antique; Valckenaerii emendationes in Xenophontis Memorabilia; Researches of the German literati; Conjecturae criticae in auctores Graecos; On the emerald; Answer to the defence of Dr Clarke's Hebrew Criticism and Poetry; Cambridge prize essay for 1811; Necrology; On the lyrical metres of Anacreon; Critical and explanatory notes on the Prometheus desmotes of Aeschylus; Essay on the standard 'labarum'; Diatribe de Antimacho; Notice of Mr Bellamy's Ophion; Notice of the Earl of Elgin's Pursuits in Greece; Notice of Mr Bell's Stream of Time; Antiquities; Bibliography; Literary intelligence; Notes to correspondents; Part VIII. A Sequel to Sir W. Drummond's 'Remarks on the inscriptions found at ancient Saguntum'; Biblical criticism; On the originality of the classical writers; On the lyrical metres of Anacreon; MSti in Coll. SS. Trin. Cant. collatio, De senectute Ciceronis; MSti in Coll. SS. Trin. Cant. collatio, De amicitia Ciceronis; Critical remarks on Dr A. Clarke's annotations on the Bible; Oratio de linguae Arabicae antiquitate, praestantia et utilitate; An essay, descriptive of the chart of ten numerals in 200 languages; Persii et Catonis MStorum collatio; Augustissimo potentissimoque principi ac domino Carolo II dedicatio; Templi Jovi Olympio ab Agrigentinis dicati demolitio; Remarks on Sir W. Drummond's version of some Egyptian names; Oxford prize poem for 1811; Sophronis mimorum fragmenta; Oxford prize essay for 1811; On Hebrew numerals and different modes of notation; Inscriptions; Defence of Sir W. Drummond on the Egyptian names; What were the cherubim?; Anticritical remarks on the 1st and 2d chapters of the prophet Isaiah; Critical and explanatory notes on the Prometheus desmotes of Aeschylus; Etymology; Thoughts on the perusal of the Rev. F. Wrangham's sermon; Remarks on H. Stephens' Greek thesaurus; Cambridge Latin prize essay for 1809; Remarks on the antique ring; Bibliography; Inscription; Homer illustrated; In Aeschyli cantus choricos tentaminis novi specimen; Imposition of hands considered as a mark of favor in the east; Remarks on Sir W. Drummond's derivation of the word 'pharoah'; On the vulgate Bible of 1450–5; To the Rev. Mr Maurice, on pagan trinities; Sending portions to those, for whom nothing is prepared; Inscription on a monumental urn in a grove at –; Amico meo hypercritico fabula Phaedriana; An account of an antique metal figure; Plan and specimen of Biblia-Polyglotta-Britannica; Inscription; Notice of Mr Dibdin's Bibliomania; Classical criticism; Notice of the appendix to Dr Valpy's sermons; Letter from Lord Grenville; Extract of a letter; Critical review of Illustrations of Homer; On the Jaloff language; Literary intelligence; Notes to correspondents; Index to vols. 3 and 4.

This influential periodical, published 1810-29 and reissued here in forty volumes, was edited by the classical scholar and London publisher Abraham John Valpy (1787-1854). Later co-edited by Edmund Henry Barker (1788-1839), it was a rival to the Cambridge-based Museum criticum and a precursor of modern academic journals.