Robin Lane Fox

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Robin Lane Fox (2013)

Robin Lane Fox (born October 5, 1946 ) is a British ancient historian .

Life

Robin Lane Fox attended Eton College , at 18 he did an internship in the Alpinum of the Munich Botanical Garden and then studied at Magdalen College ( Oxford ), where he completed his master's degree . He was a Fellow and Tutor at New College from 1977 to 2012 , Reader in Ancient History at the University of Oxford from 1990 to 2014, and Extraordinary Lecturer for New College and Exeter College.

He has written numerous essays and monographs on ancient historical topics. His best-known books include Alexander the Great (1973, revised German translation: Alexander der Große , Stuttgart 2004), Pagans and Christians (1986, reprinted 2006) and The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian (2005). In 2004 he also edited an academic anthology on Xenophon's Anabasis ( The Long March: Xenophon and the Ten Thousand ).

His comprehensive biography of Alexander is considered to be stylistically excellent, was received very positively and received several awards. Lane Fox, however, was sharply criticized by Ernst Badian , who rated Alexander much more negatively.

Lane Fox was an advisor to Oliver Stone while he was filming the film Alexander , in which he also starred as an extra.

New College Garden, Oxford

He is an avid gardener and, as a "Garden Master", is responsible for the gardens at New College. Fox writes a column in the Financial Times newspaper about landscaping and landscaping. He has been repeatedly criticized for being sexist and homophobic. In his spare time he devotes himself to fox hunting and riding.

His daughter Martha Lane Fox (Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho) is the co-founder of Lastminute.com .

Honors

Robin Lane Fox is considered one of the most important living British ancient historians; he has received several awards for his works.

Publications (selection)

  • Pagans and Christians in the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine . New edition Penguin Books, London 2006, ISBN 978-0-14-102295-6 (reprint of the London 1986 edition).
  • Better gardening . David R. Godine Publishers, London 1986, ISBN 978-0-87923-611-3 .
  • Variations on a Garden. R & L, Oxford 1986, ISBN 0951139207 .
  • The Search for Alexander ("The Search for Alexander"). Westermann Verlag, Braunschweig 1990, ISBN 3-07-509214-2 .
  • Correctly deciphering the secrets of the Bible. Legend and Truth in the Bible ("The Unauthorized Version. Truth and Fiction in the Bible"). Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 2000, ISBN 978-3-8289-4856-3 .
  • The making of "Alexander". The Official Guide to the Epic Film "Alexander" . O&L Publ., London 2004, ISBN 978-0-9511392-1-9 .
  • The long march. Xenophon and the ten Thousand . University Press, New Haven, Conn. 2004, ISBN 0-300-10403-0 .
  • Alexander the Great. Conqueror of the world ("Alexander the Great"). 4th edition, Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-608-94078-7 .
  • Traveling Heroes. Greeks and Their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer . Allen Lane, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7139-9980-8 (German edition: Reisen Helden. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-608-94696-3 .)
  • The classic world. A world history from Homer to Hadrian ("The Classical World. An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian"). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-608-94467-9 .
  • Thoughtful gardening, great plants, great gardens, great gardeners. Particular Books, London 2010.
    • The English gardener. Living and working in the garden . Translated from the English by Susanne Held. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-608-96220-8 .
  • Augustine: Conversions and Confessions . Allen Lane, London 2015.

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Robin Lane Fox: Thoughtful Gardening, great plants, great gardens, great gardeners. Particular Books, London 2010, p. 138; Robin Lane Fox, Chatsworth looks ahead to new golden age
  2. ↑ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/725b5aa8-5a99-11e4-b449-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk#axzz3VnZgQRxM
  3. ↑ http://www.cherwell.org/news/topstories/2014/02/21/oxford-don-in-sexism-row
  4. ↑ For the aftermath and further information see the afterword by Wolfgang Will, in: Alexander the Great . Stuttgart 2005, p. 771ff. See also the reviews in The Classical Review, New Series , Vol. 26, 1976, pp. 232–235 and the reviews written by specialist historians Ludger Lütkehaus : The historical book. A globalizer. Books about Alexander the Great. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, January 5, 2005, No. 3, p. 42; Stefan Rebenich : My little Achilles. Book to film or film to book? Robin Lane Fox's Alexander Biography in a new translation. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, December 23, 2004, p. 16; Uwe Walter : On his travels he did not allow any impulses or geopolitical revolutions to burn. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , December 20, 2004, No. 297, p. 35.
  5. ↑ See Ernst Badian: Review . In: The Journal of Hellenic Studies 96, 1976, pp. 229f. ( JSTOR 631308 ); on Badian's Alexander picture cf. Ernst Badian: Harpalus . In: Journal of Hellenic Studies 81, 1961, pp. 16–43, especially pp. 21ff., URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/628074
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2566345/Womens-frocks-look-stormable-says-Martha-Lane-Foxs-Oxford-professor-father.html
  7. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/oxford-don-criticised-for-claiming-womens-dresses-should-look-like-a-stormable-fortress-9149547.html , http: / /www.cherwell.org/news/topstories/2014/02/21/oxford-don-in-sexism-row
  8. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/gnomes-spark-row-over-fairies-at-chelsea-479614.html
  9. ↑ Robin Lane Fox: Thoughtful gardening, great plants, great gardens, great gardeners. Particular Books, London 2010, p. 65.
  10. ↑ Overview of winners
  11. ↑ Overview of winners
  12. ^ Overview at the Penguin publishing house
  13. ↑ Overview of winners ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 14 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.anglohellenicleague.org
personal data
SURNAME Lane Fox, Robin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fox, Robin Lane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British ancient historian
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1946