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The history of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides, translated by Richard Crawley and introduction by Lorna Hardwick

Typology: Translation | Language: English | Place of publication: Sawbridgeworth | Publisher: Wordsworth Editions | Year: 1997

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Richard Crawley (1840-1893), translator and writer. Crawley was educated at Marlborough College and later at University College, Oxford, where he graduated with first-class honours in classics. Elected a fellow of Worcester College, he published satirical and poetic works, but poor health limited his academic career. In 1879, he gave up writing and spent his later years in Switzerland and London. From 1875, he directed a life insurance company. ODBN

Translation from Crawley 1874.

Introduction by Lorna Hardwick (1950-), Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at the Open University and Honorary Research Associate at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, Oxford. Hardwick is specialized in Classical Reception Studies.

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