Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
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- 1812-02-10
Paris mss of Aesch - criticism of (Samuel) Butler. Letter from B to Ed Rev appended re PE on Porson Hecuba - detailed observations, but v complimentary.
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Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
Paris mss of Aesch - criticism of (Samuel) Butler. Letter from B to Ed Rev appended re PE on Porson Hecuba - detailed observations, but v complimentary.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
Abuse of Classical Journal, and refusal to contribute any more. Pursuit of stray mss of Aesch. About to review Butler Vol 2 in the Ed Rev - abuse thereof (and of Schutz). Flattery of PE, and remarks on his own prospects - hopes to remove himself from the demands of his parish in 10/12 years) - Horsfall p453.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
B's review of PE's Heraclidae sent to Gifford (at the Quarterly Review). The point of periodicals. Can a good Grecian be a good Protestant (remarks re the Regent's suspected popish leanings).B's brother going to Sweden and Russia via Hamburg in the next long vacation - B to send some books for Hermann - does PE want to as well? Sarcasm re B's books appearing in America. Not planning to write more re Butler. At work on the Persae.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
Problems of getting books into and money out of Europe. On his exchanges with Butler and the (small) chances of making peace. (Edward?) Copleston remarks that Butler quotes from out-of-date editions
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
Unhappy that PE does not contribute to the Museum Criticum but rather to the Classical Journal (despite criticising the latter). B's brother has given the Museum Criticum to Wolf in Berlin, and brought back a number of Greek publications.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
PE apparently in or en route to Rome. Asks him to get someone to collate any mss. of Aeshylus he comes across (and will pay). Also to buy a Eustathius if he finds one. Also anything recent by Boissonade.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
PE went ballooning in Paris. Praise of Boissonade. Gaisford has published 1st vol. of Poetae Minores. Parisian scholars - has just got the 1st vol. of Bekker's Anecdota. Progress of printing the Persae - has made a hasty collation of a Persae ms. at Lambeth...should he therefore send a copy to the archbishop? 900 copies of the Septem have been sold out of a 1,000 printed.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
PE's progress on Helen? Thanks PE for his last contribution to the Museum Criticum.
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
Paris mss of Aesch. Review of Porson Hecuba in Edinburgh Review attributed to PE - B notes coincidence with his 2nd ed of PV, and hopes PE will not think he is poaching; also chides PE in following Brunck and Butler (Samuel Butler, HM of Shrewsbury).
Charles James Blomfield to Peter Elmsley
Postponement of review of Butler in Ed Rev. General remarks on policy towards Butler. Policy of Ed Review towards classical scholarship. Effort of editing Porsoniana (published as Adversaria). Some obscure abuse of scholars,inc Valpy (Richard?).