Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1873) Winner
Arthur Woollgar Verrall
アーサー・ウールガー・ヴェラル
Āsā Wūrugā Verararu
Aliases:
A. W. Verrall
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1851-02-05 （Brighton）
- Died
- 1912-06-18 （Cambridge） age 61
- Nationality
- England
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brighton → Cambridge
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Scholar
- Active Years
- 1872-1912
- Affiliations
- Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
- Memberships
- Cambridge Apostles
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twyford School | — | — | — | — | England |
| Wellington College | — | — | — | — | England |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | Classics | BA | — | England |
Twyford School
Country:
England
Wellington College
Country:
England
Trinity College, Cambridge
Classics
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1872
Country:
England
Graduated as 2nd Classic
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | King Edward VII Professor of English Literature | — | — | University of Cambridge | 任命 |
King Edward VII Professor of English Literature
1911
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
任命
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Euripides the Rationalist
1895 CriticismInfluential work on rationalist interpretations of Euripides
RationalismGreek tragedy
Commentary on Agamemnon
CommentaryChallenging interpretation of Aeschylus' Agamemnon
Greek drama
Collected Literary Essays, Classical and Modern
1914 Essay collectionPosthumously edited collection of literary essays
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Challenging and unorthodox interpretations of Greek dramatistsConvoluted and ingenious readings
Legacy
Noted for unorthodox interpretations of Greek dramatists, but his work is not highly regarded today for overlooking obvious explanations in favor of convoluted ones
Trivia
- His wife Margaret was a classics lecturer and noted medium
- Tutor to Aleister Crowley
- Member of the Cambridge Apostles
- Buried with family in Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge
- Edited posthumously K.J. Freeman's work containing the famous misattributed quote on youth