Bentley

First published in 1882, this is a biography of the English clergyman, scholar and classicist, Richard Bentley (1662-1742). Born in West Yorkshire, educated at Wakefield Grammar School and later at St John's College in Cambridge, Bentley became one of the most respected textual critics of his day. Among students of the Greek New Testament, he is remembered as the first person to define a plan for constructing the whole of the text directly from the original documents. Bentley became a prominent and controversial figure during his time as Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. His temper and his contemptuous treatment of his colleagues led to various attempts to secure his removal and embroiled him in controversy and feuding for the next 30 years. Despite all this, Bentley continued his classical research and published books that are studied to this day. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 6 PREFATORY NOTE......Page 10 Contents......Page 15 CHAPTER I - EARLY LIFE. THE LETTER TO MILL......Page 18 CHAPTER II - THE BOYLE LECTURES......Page 36 CHAPTER III - LEARNED CORRESPONDENCE. THE KING'S LIBRARIAN......Page 50 CHAPTER IV - THE CONTROVERSY ON THE LETTERS OF PHALARIS......Page 57 CHAPTER V - BENTLEY'S DISSERTATION......Page 81 CHAPTER VI - TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE......Page 103 CHAPTER VII - BENTLEY AS MASTER OF TRINITY......Page 114 CHAPTER VIII - LITERARY WORK AFTER 1700.---HORACE......Page 141 CHAPTER IX - OTHER CLASSICAL STUDIES. --- TERENCE. --- MANILIUS. --- HOMER......Page 153 CHAPTER X - THE PROPOSED EDITION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT......Page 174 CHAPTER XI - ENGLISH STYLE. EDITION OF PARADISE LOST......Page 189 CHAPTER XII - DOMESTIC LIFE. LAST YEARS......Page 209 CHAPTER XIII - BENTLEY'S PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP......Page 223 A biography, published in 1882, of the English clergyman, classicist and textual critic Richard Bentley (1662-1742). Bentley's outstanding publications are studied to this day, but he also aroused bitter controversies, especially during his time at Cambridge University as Master of Trinity College.