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This book presents an account of the life and work of the distinguished scholar and public figure Gilbert Murray (1866-1957). Sixteen contributors survey his childhood, his work in the theatre and in international relations, his Greek scholarship and contributions on religion and philosophy, his friendships (including those with Bertrand Russell and A. E. Housman), his long commitment to the Home University Library, his radio work, and his involvement with psychic research. The book opens with memoirs by two of his grandchildren. Two biographies of Murray were published in the 1980s, but the r ... More
Keywords: Greek scholarship, Bertrand Russell, A. E. Houseman, Home University Library, psychiatry, theatre, international relations
Print publication date: 2007 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199208791 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2007 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199208791.001.0001 |
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