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John William Mackail

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Description:John William Mackail (1859 -1945) was a Scottish man of letters and socialist, now best remembered as a Virgil scholar. He was also a poet, literary historian and biographer. He was born in Ascog on the Isle of Bute, Strathclyde. In his early career he worked at the Ministry of Education (1884-1919). He was later Oxford Professor of Poetry (1906-1911), and President of the British Academy (1932-1936). He was a friend of William Morris, and wrote the 1899 official biography. He also published works on Virgil, the Latin poets, the Icelandic sagas, Shakespeare and the sayings of Jesus. He married Margaret Burne-Jones (1866-1953), the only daughter of artist and designer Edward Burne- Jones. They lived in Kensington and later Holland Park. He became a member of the Order of Merit in 1935. He died in London.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Latin Literature (Dodo Press). To get started finding Latin Literature (Dodo Press), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 220

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Dodo Press

Release: 2007

ISBN: 1406545570

Description: John William Mackail (1859 -1945) was a Scottish man of letters and socialist, now best remembered as a Virgil scholar. He was also a poet, literary historian and biographer. He was born in Ascog on the Isle of Bute, Strathclyde. In his early career he worked at the Ministry of Education (1884-1919). He was later Oxford Professor of Poetry (1906-1911), and President of the British Academy (1932-1936). He was a friend of William Morris, and wrote the 1899 official biography. He also published works on Virgil, the Latin poets, the Icelandic sagas, Shakespeare and the sayings of Jesus. He married Margaret Burne-Jones (1866-1953), the only daughter of artist and designer Edward Burne- Jones. They lived in Kensington and later Holland Park. He became a member of the Order of Merit in 1935. He died in London.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Latin Literature (Dodo Press). To get started finding Latin Literature (Dodo Press), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Obituary of John William Mackail, OM (1859 - 1945). Offprint, Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol 31.

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