Lempriere's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names, Writ Large (1984)

Second Hand (Hardcover)

Excellent Condition

Dr Lempriere was a great lexicographer, and there can be no doubt that his Dictionary was a great achievement.

Dictionaries are not usually very readable; but there are two exceptions to the general rule, Johnson's and Lempriere's. Johnson had the most difficult task, for he had to deal with words and Lempriere with things.

Lempriere's knowledge of history and taste in literature may be open to criticism, but his articles on Greek mythology, which form the larger part of the book, make fascinating reading. For over 150 years, Lempriere has been a faithful friend and guide to schoolmasters, journalists, dramatists and more espectially to poets.

This third edition has a new introduction by Ron Willetts, Emeritus Professor of Greek at the University of Birmingham, and also contains a chronological table of events and persons, and a memoir of Lempriere by F.A. Wright, late Professor of Classics at the University of London.