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Sophocles, Dramatist & Philosopher; Three Lectures Delivered at King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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78 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1958
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H.D.F. Kitto
21 books23 followersHumphrey Davy Findley Kitto, FBA was a British classical scholar of Cornish ancestry.
He was educated at The Crypt School, Gloucester, and St. John's College, Cambridge. He wrote his doctorate in 1920 at the University of Bristol. He became a lecturer in Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1920 to 1944. On that year, he returned to the University of Bristol where he became Professor of Greek and emeritus in 1962. He concentrated on studies of Greek tragedy, especially translations of the works of Sophocles.
After his retirement, he taught at College Year in Athens (CYA), a study abroad program for foreign students in Athens, Greece.
He was educated at The Crypt School, Gloucester, and St. John's College, Cambridge. He wrote his doctorate in 1920 at the University of Bristol. He became a lecturer in Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1920 to 1944. On that year, he returned to the University of Bristol where he became Professor of Greek and emeritus in 1962. He concentrated on studies of Greek tragedy, especially translations of the works of Sophocles.
After his retirement, he taught at College Year in Athens (CYA), a study abroad program for foreign students in Athens, Greece.
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May 27, 2025
It would be a good idea to come to these lectures directly from Kitto's own translation of Electra, since the majority of his examples are illustrated from that play. The title of the series will seem a little misleading until you make your way to the final lecture, but it is worth the wait.
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