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Richard Bentley FRS ( / ˈbɛntli /; 27 January 1662 – 14 July 1742) was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. Considered the "founder of historical philology ", Bentley is widely credited with establishing the English school of Hellenism.
- Dissertation on the Letters of Phalaris (1699)
- Trinity College, Cambridge
Apr 17, 2024 · Richard Bentley (born Jan. 27, 1662, Oulton, Yorkshire, Eng.—died July 14, 1742, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British clergyman, one of the great figures in the history of classical scholarship, who combined wide learning with critical acuteness.
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Richard Bentley FRS (/ˈbɛntli/; 27 January 1662 – 14 July 1742) was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. Considered the founder of historical philology, Bentley is widely credited with establishing the English school of Hellenism.
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Learn about the life and works of Richard Bentley, the greatest of English classical scholars and the founder of historical philology. He was also a controversial master of Trinity College, Cambridge, who faced many challenges and controversies.
A biography of Richard Bentley, a classical scholar who challenged the literary giants of his day with his criticism and editing. Learn about his life, achievements, controversies, and legacy in this engaging and erudite book.
Jun 8, 2018 · Bentley, Richard (1662–1742). Scholar and polemicist. After attending Wakefield Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge, Bentley came under the patronage of Stillingfleet, later bishop of Worcester, and was appointed royal librarian in 1694.
Apr 1, 2011 · Richard Bentley: Poetry and Enlightenment. What made the classical scholar Richard Bentley deserve to be so viciously skewered by two of the literary giants of his day—Jonathan Swift in the Battle of the Books and Alexander Pope in the Dunciad? The answer: he had the temerity to bring classical study out of the scholar’s closet and into the ...
