William Allan (classicist)
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William R. Allan (born 1970) is a Scottish classicist specializing in Greek epic and tragedy, particularly the plays of Euripides. He is currently McConnell Laing Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at University College, Oxford and Professor of Greek, Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford.[1] He was formerly Assistant Professor of Classics at Harvard University.[2]
Background
He was educated at Glenrothes High School in Fife,[3][4] then studied at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford, receiving an MA and DPhil, respectively.[5]
Works
- The Andromache and Euripidean Tragedy (Oxford University Press, 2000; paperback edn. 2003)
- Euripides: The Children of Heracles (Aris and Phillips, 2001)
- Euripides: Medea (Duckworth, 2002)
- Helen (Cambridge University Press, 2008). commentary
References
- ^ "Dr William Allan". 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007.
- ^ "HERS Output". 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006.
- ^ "Fife Council - Schools by region A-Z". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Henderson, Neil. "Former Glenrothes pupil pays tribute to teacher as he becomes top Oxford professor". The Courier. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Professor Bill Allan". classics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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