Denys Page
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Sir Denys Lionel Page was a British classical scholar at Oxford
and Cambridge.
, Page was the son of Frederick Harold Dunn Page, a chartered civil engineer of the Great Western Railway
, and his wife Elsie Daniels. He was educated at St. Bartholomew's School
, and (as a scholar) at Christ Church, Oxford
, where he was taught by Gilbert Murray
, and J. D. Denniston. In 1928, he won the Craven and De Paravicini scholarships, the Chancellor's Prize for Latin verse and the Gaisford Prize
for Greek verse and a first class in classical honours moderations. In 1930, he got a First in Literae Humaniores
. A close friend at Christ Church was Quintin Hogg
, later Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone, and he was a member of the Christ Church cricket
XI, as a fast bowler.
as Derby scholar, where he worked under Ludwig Radermacher
, then returned to Christ Church as a lecturer, the next year becoming Student and Tutor. In 1937 he became Junior Censor.
Page was elected the 34th Regius Professor of Greek
at Cambridge University in 1950, a position he held until 1974, and held a professorial fellowship at Trinity College
. He was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
from 1959 to 1973.
Elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1952, he received its Kenyon medal in 1969 and served as the Academy's president from 1971 to 1974.
He was knighted in 1971.
, USA. They had four daughters.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Cambridge.
Early life
Born at ReadingReading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, Page was the son of Frederick Harold Dunn Page, a chartered civil engineer of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
, and his wife Elsie Daniels. He was educated at St. Bartholomew's School
St. Bartholomew's School
St Bartholomew's School is a co-educational comprehensive school founded in 1466 in Newbury, Berkshire in the United Kingdom. It accepts students aged 11–18 and currently has approximately 1,600 students on roll including a sixth form of around 400...
, and (as a scholar) at Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, where he was taught by Gilbert Murray
Gilbert Murray
George Gilbert Aimé Murray, OM was an Australian born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece, perhaps the leading authority in the first half of the twentieth century...
, and J. D. Denniston. In 1928, he won the Craven and De Paravicini scholarships, the Chancellor's Prize for Latin verse and the Gaisford Prize
Gaisford Prize
The Gaisford Prize is a prize in the University of Oxford, founded in 1855 in memory of Dr Thomas Gaisford . For most of its history, the prize was awarded for Classical Greek Verse and Prose...
for Greek verse and a first class in classical honours moderations. In 1930, he got a First in Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores is the name given to an undergraduate course focused on Classics at Oxford and some other universities.The Latin name means literally "more humane letters", but is perhaps better rendered as "Advanced Studies", since humaniores has the sense of "more refined" or "more learned",...
. A close friend at Christ Church was Quintin Hogg
Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
For the businessman and philanthropist, see Quintin Hogg Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC, FRS , formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham , was a British politician who was known for the longevity of his career, the vigour with which he campaigned for the Conservative...
, later Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone, and he was a member of the Christ Church cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
XI, as a fast bowler.
Career
Page went for a year to the University of ViennaUniversity of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
as Derby scholar, where he worked under Ludwig Radermacher
Ludwig Radermacher
Ludwig Radermacher was a German-Austrian classical philologist who was a native of Siegburg.In 1891 he earned his doctorate at the University of Bonn, where he was a student of Hermann Usener . Following graduation he remained in Bonn, where he assisted Usener with the works of Dionysius of...
, then returned to Christ Church as a lecturer, the next year becoming Student and Tutor. In 1937 he became Junior Censor.
Page was elected the 34th Regius Professor of Greek
Regius Professor of Greek (Cambridge)
The Regius Professorship of Greek is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge. The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, subsequently increased in 1848 by a canonry of Ely Cathedral....
at Cambridge University in 1950, a position he held until 1974, and held a professorial fellowship at Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
from 1959 to 1973.
Elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1952, he received its Kenyon medal in 1969 and served as the Academy's president from 1971 to 1974.
He was knighted in 1971.
Marriage
In 1939, Page married Katharine Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph Michael Dohan, of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA. They had four daughters.
Publications
- Tragic iambics: a translation of Masefield's Pompey the Great, Act 2, Scene I (awarded Gaisford PrizeGaisford PrizeThe Gaisford Prize is a prize in the University of Oxford, founded in 1855 in memory of Dr Thomas Gaisford . For most of its history, the prize was awarded for Classical Greek Verse and Prose...
for Greek Verse) (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1928) - Actors' interpolations in Greek tragedy, studied with special reference to EuripidesEuripidesEuripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but according to the Suda it was ninety-two at most...
Iphigeneia in AulisIphigeneia at AulisIphigenia in Aulis is the last extant work of the playwright Euripides. Written between 408, after the Orestes, and 406 BC, the year of Euripides's death, the play was first produced the following year by his son or nephew, Euripides the Younger, and won the first place at the Athenian city...
, Oxford 1934 - A new chapter in the history of Greek tragedy, Cambridge 1951
- The Partheneion, Oxford 1951
- CorinnaCorinnaCorinna or Korinna was an Ancient Greek poet, traditionally attributed to the 6th century BC. According to ancient sources such as Plutarch and Pausanias, she came from Tanagra in Boeotia, where she was a teacher and rival to the better-known Theban poet Pindar...
, Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, London 1953 - Poetarum Lesbiorum fragmenta (edited with Edgar Lobel), Oxford 1955
- SapphoSapphoSappho was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Later Greeks included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC, but little is known for certain about her life...
and Alcaeus; introduction to the study of ancient Lesbian poetry, Oxford 1955 - The HomericHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
OdysseyOdysseyThe Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature...
, Oxford 1955 - AeschylusAeschylusAeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived, the others being Sophocles and Euripides, and is often described as the father of tragedy. His name derives from the Greek word aiskhos , meaning "shame"...
, Agamemnon (edited with John Dewar DennistonJohn Dewar DennistonJohn Dewar Denniston was a British classical scholar. He was Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford from 1913 until his death.-Publications:*Greek Literary Criticism...
) Oxford 1957 - History and the Homeric IliadIliadThe Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1959 - Poetae melici Graeci; AlcmanisAlcmanAlcman was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrinian canon of the nine lyric poets.- Family :...
, StesichoriStesichorusStesichorus was the first great poet of the Greek West. He is best known for telling epic stories in lyric metres but he is also famous for some ancient traditions about his life, such as his opposition to the tyrant Phalaris, and the blindness he is said to have incurred and cured by composing...
, IbyciIbycusIbycus , was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, a citizen of Rhegium in Magna Graecia, probably active at Samos during the reign of the tyrant Polycrates and numbered by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria in the canonical list of nine lyric poets...
, AnacreontisAnacreonAnacreon was a Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of nine lyric poets.- Life :...
, SimonidisSimonides* Simonides of Ceos, , a lyric poet* Semonides of Amorgos, an iambic poet* Flavius Simonides Agrippa, son of Roman Jewish Historian Josephus* Constantine Simonides, 19th-century forger of 'ancient' manuscripts...
, CorinnaeCorinnaCorinna or Korinna was an Ancient Greek poet, traditionally attributed to the 6th century BC. According to ancient sources such as Plutarch and Pausanias, she came from Tanagra in Boeotia, where she was a teacher and rival to the better-known Theban poet Pindar...
, poetarum minorum reliquias, carmina popularia et convivialia quaeque adespota feruntur, Oxford 1962 - Lyrica Graeca selecta (edited), 1968
- The Santorini volcano and the desolation of Minoan Crete, Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, London 1970
- Aeschyli septem quae supersunt tragoedias (edited) Oxford 1972
- Supplementum lyricis Graecis : poetarum lyricorum Graecorum fragmenta quae recens innotuerunt (edited), Oxford 1974
- The epigrams of RufinusRufinus (poet)Rufinus is the author of thirty-eight epigrams in the Greek Anthology, and probably of one more, which is ascribed in the Planudean Anthology to an otherwise unknown Rufinus Domesticus...
(edited) Cambridge 1978 - Further Greek epigrams : epigrams before AD 50 from the Greek anthology and other sources, not included in Hellenistic epigrams or The garland of Philip (edited), Cambridge 1981
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