New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
PERRY,S GREEN LITERATURE.
Careful AND HELPFUL BOOK.

4 HISTORY or GREEK LITERATURE. by Thomas
81 -caut Perry. IMP -N"' PIP. Nv 80. lIu'-
tnlcd. Houry lIol' " Co.
>monr the solid works of tho season Mr.
Perry, History ot GrD,b Literature must take
foremost place Intended avowcdly for the
General reader and Aot for scholars. II avoids
All those difficult and for the most pirt iuocicr-
rinabl contr,vrrsi s. which have grown mp about
Greek literature IN 50 many of II, pan>cs, AMI
,hc author cou'cuI- himself with careful, aInl-
GENTLY mlI and commercially clear account OF
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treat the Iiomcuc question 80 aN. for example.
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case. and gives tie Pr'ylsi"nh cor'H'Si"n' :"
which tie Iilr-t scholars have come; or. III cases
where no conclusions have been reached. sets forth
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slip for the Uomcrir boohs. AMI modern crtlcS'n
las certainly brought together q ioiHldah" '"dl
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