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James Loeb

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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.


— James Loeb


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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.


— James Loeb


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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.


— James Loeb


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He joined his father at Kuhn Loeb & Co. Translations
Paul Delcharme Euripides and the Spirit of His Dreams
Maurice Croiset Aristophanes and the Political Parties at Athens


Further reading
James Loeb 1887–1933: Kunstsammler und Mäzen by Brigitte Salmen (ed. James Loeb (August 6 1867 – May 27 1933) was a German-born American banker Hellenist and philanthropist.

James Loeb (August 6 1867 – May 27 1933) was a German-born American banker Hellenist and philanthropist.

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