Anthony J. Bowen
Anthony J. Bowen (* before 1993) is a British Graecist .
Bowen is Emeritus Fellow in Classics at Jesus College Cambridge and, following James Diggle, was a University Orator at the University of Cambridge from 1993 to 2007 , who is responsible for writing honorary doctorate certificates and other official texts in Latin. The MA and Ph.D. he had acquired at Cambridge.
Bowen works on Greek tragedy , especially Aeschylus . He has also edited and commented on Plutarch's book On the Malice of Herodotus and Xenophons Symposium and translated the Institutiones divinae des Laktanz with Peter Garnsey .
Fonts (selection)
- Aeschylus, Choephori . Ed. by Anthony Bowen. Bristol classical press, Bristol 1986.
- Plutarch, The malice of Herodotus (De malignitate Herodoti) . Transl. with an introduction and commentary by Anthony Bowen. Aris & Phillips Ltd., Warminster 1992.
- Xenophon, symposium . With an introduction, translation and commentary by Anthony Bowen. (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts) Aris & Phillips, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool 1998
- Lactantius, Divine Institutes . Translated with an introduction and notes by Anthony Bowen and Peter Garnsey. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool 2004.
- Aeschylus, suppliant women . Ed. by Anthony Bowen. (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts). Liverpool University Press, Liverpool 2013.
Web links
- Literature by and about Anthony J. Bowen in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Personal page at Jesus College (with photograph)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bowen, Anthony J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Graecist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1993 |