James Loeb
James Loeb
James Loebwas a German-born American banker, Hellenist and philanthropist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 August 1867
CountryUnited States of America
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I was also encouraged by the opinion of several experienced publishers, who agreed that the time is ripe for the execution of such a project.
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Before venturing on so large an undertaking as is involved in the task I had set myself I consulted a number of distinguished scholars as to the desirability of such a series.
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I therefore set to work, and after two and a half years of not inconsiderable labour I now have the privilege and the satisfaction of accompanying the early volumes of the series with this preface.
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Wherever modern translations of marked excellence were already in existence efforts were made to secure them for the Library, but in a number of instances copyright could not be obtained.
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It has always seemed to me a pity that the young people of our generation should grow up with such scant knowledge of Greek and Latin literature, its wealth and variety, its freshness and its imperishable quality.