James Adam (classicist)

James Adam (classicist)

James Adam (April 7, 1860 – August 30, 1907) was a Scottish classicist. He was a professor of Classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He received his BA degree from University of Aberdeen in 1884 and his MA from Emmanuel College in 1888. In 1890, a former student of his, Adele Marion, became his wife and life-long collaborator.

Widely respected even today are his editions and commentaries on Plato's "Apology", "Crito", "Euthyphro", "Protagoras", and the "Republic".

Editions and Commentaries on Plato

*"Platonis Apologia Socratis". Cambridge University Press, 1887.
*"Platonis Crito". Cambridge University Press, 1888. 2nd edition, 1893.
*"Platonis Euthyphro". Cambridge University Press, 1890.
*"Platonis Protagoras". Cambridge University Press, 1893 with Adele Marion Adam.
*"The Republic of Plato". Cambridge University Press, 1902. 2nd edition edited by D.A. Rees, 1965.

Other Writings

*"The Nuptial Number of Plato: its Solution and Significance". 1891.
*"The Religious Teachers of Greece: Being Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered at Aberdeen". Editied and published by A.M. Adam in 1908 from lectures delivered in 1904-06. Includes a memoir by A.M. Adam.
*"The Vitality of Platonism, and Other Essays". Edited and published by A.M. Adam in 1911.

Texts Online

* [http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=4 Gifford Lecture Series - Authors] , includes short bio and a link to view Adam's "Religious Teachers of Greece".
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0093&query=toc&layout=&loc=VI%20314D J. Adam & A.M. Adam's Commentary on the Protagoras at Perseus]
* [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0094;layout=;loc=1.327A;query=toc Adam's Commentary on the Republic at Perseus]
*cite book
title=The Republic of Plato
author=Plato, James Adam
year=1902
publisher=University Press
isbn=
url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02940825&id=7dr0mNVvM1UC&printsec=toc&dq=intitle:%22The+Republic+of+Plato%22+inauthor:adam


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