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SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST
TRANSLATED BY VARIOUS ORIENTAL SCHOLARS
AND EDITED BY F. MA X MÜLLER. *** This Series is published with the sanction and co-operation of the Secretary of
. State for India in Council.
REPORT presented to the ACADÉMIE DES INSCRIPTIONS. May 11.
1883, by M. ERNEST RENAN M. Renan présente trois nouveaux une seconde, dont l'intérêt historique et volumes de la grande collection des religieux ne sera pas moindre. M. Max “Livres sacrés de l'Orient" (Sacred Müller a su se procurer la collaboration Books of the East), que dirige à Oxford, des savans les plus éminens d'Europe et avec une si vaste érudition et une critique d'Asie. L'Université d'Oxford, que cette si sûre, le savant associé de l'Académie grande publication honore au plus haut des Inscriptions, M. Max Müller. ... La degré, doit tenir à continuer dans les plus première série de ce beau recueil, com- larges proportions une oeuvre aussi philoposée de 24 volumes, est presque achevée. sophiquement conçue que savamment M. Max Müller se propose d'en publier exécutée.
EXTRACT from the QUARTERLY REVIEW, We rejoice to notice that a second great edition of the Rig Veda, can comseries of these translations has been an: pare in importance or in usefulness with nounced and has actually begun to appear. this English translation of the Sacred The stones, at least, out of which a stately Books of the East, which has been devised edifice may hereafter arise, are here being by his foresight, successfully brought so brought together. Prof. Max Müller has far by his persuasive and organising deserved well of scientific history. Not power, and will, we trust, by the assista few minds owe to his enticing words ance of the distinguished scholars he has their first attraction to this branch of gathered round him, be carried in due study. But no work of his, not even the time to a happy completion.' Professor E, HARDY, Inaugural Lecture in the University of Freiburg, 1887.
Die allgemeine vergleichende Reli- internationalen Orientalistencongress in gionswissenschaft datirt von jenem gross- London der Grundstein gelegt worden artigen, in seiner Art einzig dastehenden war, die Ubersetzung der heiligen Bücher Unternehmen, zu welchem auf Anregung des Ostens' (the Sacred Books of the Max Müllers im Jahre 1874 auf dem East). The Hon. ALBERT 8. G. CANNING, Words on Existing Religions.'
The recent publication of the "Sacred a great event in the annals of theological Books of the East" in English is surely literature.'
Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
LONDON: HENRY FROWDE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE, AMEN CORNER, E.C.
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