The Journal of Philology

Founded in 1868 by the Cambridge scholars John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1825–1910), William George Clark (1821–78), and William Aldis Wright (1831–1914), this biannual journal was a successor to The Journal of Classical and Sacred Philology (also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Unlike its short-lived precursor, it survived for more than half a century, until 1920, spanning the period in which specialised academic journals developed from more general literary reviews. Predominantly classical in subject matter, with contributions from such scholars as J. P. Postgate, Robinson Ellis and A. E. Housman, the journal also contains articles on historical and literary themes across the 35 volumes, illuminating the growth and scope of philology as a discipline during this period. Volume 9, comprising issues 17 and 18, was published in 1880.

Notes on Aristophanes Acharnians 1–578 (cont.); On the character of the agnatic guardianship of minors and women; The story of Aeneas' wanderings; Notes on the 'Graeci Annales' of Fabius Pictor; On some passages of vaelrius Flaccus; Petronianum; Propertiana; On Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, 1337–1346; Animal worship and animal tribes among the Arabs and in the Old Testament; Vergili Trojamentum; A philological examination of the myth of the Sirens; On a chorus of the Choephoroe, with remarks upon the verb 'topazo' and its cognates; Notes on Aristophanes Acharnians 1–578 (cont.); Catullus 107, 7; On the Anthologia Latina; Korax and Tisias; Horatiana; Syriac accents; Heraclitus and Albertus Magnus; On Propertius; The treaty between Rome and Carthage in the First Consulate; Note on Propertius; Traces of different dialects in the language of Homer; The Roman curiae; On the genuineness of Tibullus IV, 13; Last words on Lucilius.

Founded in 1868 by Cambridge scholars John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (1825-1910), William George Clark (1821-78), and William Aldis Wright (1831-1914), this biannual journal survived until 1920, spanning the period in which modern academic journals developed. These 35 volumes illuminate the growth and scope of classical philology.