Education
He was educated at Downside School, read English at Oxford University, then spent a year in France and in Italy, attending the University of Perugia.
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He held the Berry Chair of English Literature at the University of Street Andrews until his retirement in 2003. He translated Beowulf into modern English verse. He then spent some years working in the publishing industry in London, interrupted by attending Princeton University.
Before taking up his post at Saint Andrews he was a lecturer at the University of Stirling.
He translated several works of Old English verse, his verse translation of Beowulf being singled out for particular praise.
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Foreign many years he was a member of the Scottish team in Radio 4"s Round Britain quiz show.
