David Bain

David Michael Bain (born July 3, 1945 in Carlisle , † November 30, 2004 in Manchester ) was a British classical scholar , especially a Graecist .

Life

Born in Carlisle , he grew up in Melrose ( Scottish Borders ) and received his education at Galashiels Academy . From 1963 to 1967 he studied at St Andrews Classical Philology , then he moved to Oxford , St John's College , where he in 1973 under the direction of Hugh Lloyd-Jones with the work Asides and related conventions in Greek drama doctorate . Since 1971 he has taught at the University of Manchester, first as a lecturer, later as Professor of Greek, and in 2001 he retired early. On November 30, 2004 , he died of a heart attack.

With his work on Greek drama, he made significant contributions to the understanding of the dramatic technique; other research areas in which he worked successfully were the history of medicine and magic , but also Aeschrology (frowned upon words and their explanation).

Works (selection)

• Actors & audience. A study of asides and related conventions in Greek drama . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1977 (2nd ed. 1987).
• Masters, servants and orders in Greek tragedy. A study of some aspects of dramatic technique and convention . University Press, Manchester 1981.
• Menander, Samia. Edited with translation and notes . Aris & Phillips, Warminster 1983 (2nd ed. 1985).
• Apotropaic farting . In: Journal of Papyrology and Epigraphy . No. 63, 1986, p. 104.
• Six Greek verbs of sexual congress: βίνω, κινῶ, πυγίζω, λήκω, οἴφω, λικάσω . In: Classical Quarterly . No. 41, 1991, pp. 51-77.
• Art. Koiranids . In: Real Lexicon for Antiquity and Christianity . Vol. 21, 2006, Col. 224-232.

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