Description: Two books finely bound, actually rebound, together with full morocco binding, gilt-edged pages, raised bands, with titles and translator's name gold embossed on spine. Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles, translated by Gilbert Murray, published by George Allen & Company, Ltd., London, 1912 The Frogs by Aristophanes, translated by Gilbert Murray, published by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London 1915 George Gilbert Aimé Murray OM FBA (2 January 1866 – 20 May 1957) 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. He is the basis for the character of Adolphus Cusins in his friend George Bernard Shaw's play "Major Barbara," and also appears as the chorus figure in Tony Harrison's play "Fram." He served as President of the Ethical Union (now Humanists UK) from 1929 to 1930 and was a delegate at the inaugural World Humanist Congress in 1952 which established Humanists International. He was a leader of the League of Nations Society and the League of Nations Union, which promoted the League of Nations in Britain. Murray died in Oxford in 1957, aged 91. His ashes were interred in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
Price: 74.99 USD
Location: Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Place of Publication: London
Signed: No
Publisher: George Allen & Company
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1912
Language: English
Special Attributes: Fine Binding, Leather Bound
Author: Sophocles
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Topic: Classics
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
