Background
Garvie, Alexander Femister was born on January 29, 1934 in Edinburgh. Son of Alexander and Edith Florence (Tyson) Garvie.
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Sophocles: Ajax (Classical Texts) (Ancient Greek Edition)
(Ajax, perhaps the earliest surviving tragedy of Sophocles...)
Ajax, perhaps the earliest surviving tragedy of Sophocles, presents the downfall and disgrace of a great hero whose suicide leads to his rehabilitation through the enlightened magnanimity of one of his enemies. This edition attempts to show that Sophocles offers no easy answer to the question of why Ajax falls, and no simple solution to the problem of how we ought to live so as to avoid tragedy in our own lives. Greek text with facing-page English translation. With introduction and extensive commentary. 266p (Aris & Phillips 1998)^G ~
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Alexander Femister Garvie
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Master of Arts, University Edinburgh, 1955. Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1959. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1964.
Career
Assistant University Glasgow, 1960-1961, lecturer, 1961-1972, senior lecturer, 1972-1988, reader in classics, 1988-1998, professor Greek, 1998-1999, honorary professional research fellow, since 1999.
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Sophocles: Ajax (Classical Texts) (Ancient Greek Edition)
(Ajax, perhaps the earliest surviving tragedy of Sophocles...)
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Sophocles: Ajax (Classical Texts) (Ancient Greek Edition)
Membership
Fellow Royal Society of Edinburgh. Member Classical Association Scotland (president Glasgow and West Center 1984-1986, 93-96), Hellenic Society, Classical Association, Scottish Hellenic Society.
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Married Jane Wallace Johnstone, August 4, 1966. Children: Margaret Jane, David Alexander.
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Church of Scotland
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1955
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1959
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1964
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1988 - 1998