GILBERT MURRAY REASSESSED: HELLENISM, THEATRE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS; ED. BY CHRISTOPHER STRAY

This is the first comprehensive account of the life and work of the distinguished scholar and public figure Gilbert Murray (1866-1957). Sixteen contributors survey his childhood, his work in the theatre and in international relations, his Greek scholarship and contributions on religion and philosophy, his friendships (including those with Bertrand Russell and A. E. Housman), his long commitment to the Home University Library, his radio work, and his involvement with psychic research. The book opens with memoirs by two of his grandchildren. Two biographies of Murray were published in the 1980s, but the range of his activities makes it impossible for a single person to encompass them all adequately. This book, published 50 years after his death, aims to proved a comprehensive reassessment of a remarkable man. Contents......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1. Remembering our Grandfather......Page 30 2. A Broken Mirror: Gilbert Murray’s Reflections of an Australian Childhood......Page 46 3. Gilbert Murray on Greek Literature: The Great/Greek Man’s Burden......Page 64 4. Gilbert Murray and Greek Religion......Page 94 5. Gilbert Murray’s Greek Editions......Page 116 6. Gilbert Murray’s Translations of Greek Tragedy......Page 146 7. From the Court to the National: The Theatrical Legacy of Gilbert Murray’s Bacchae......Page 158 8. Gilbert Murray and A. E. Housman......Page 180 9. ‘Macte nova virtute, puer!’: Gilbert Murray as Mentor and Friend to J. A. K. Thomson......Page 194 10. Gilbert Murray, Bertrand Russell, and the Theory and Practice of Politics......Page 214 11. Gilbert Murray and International Politics......Page 230 12. Retrieving Cosmos: Gilbert Murray’s Thought on International Relations......Page 252 13. The Classicist as Liberal Intellectual: Gilbert Murray and Alfred Eckhard Zimmern......Page 274 14. ‘That Living Voice’: Gilbert Murray at the BBC......Page 306 15. ‘Yours Obediently, Gilbert Murray’: Letters to The Times......Page 332 16. Gilbert Murray and Psychic Research......Page 362 Bibliography......Page 384 C......Page 408 H......Page 409 M......Page 410 S......Page 412 Z......Page 413 Remembering our grandfather / Ann Paludan, Alexander Murray -- A broken mirror: Gilbert Murray's reflections of an Australian childhood / Francis West -- Gilbert Murray on Greek literature: the great/Greek man's burden / Mark Griffith -- Gilbert Murray and Greek religion / Robert Parker -- Gilbert Murray's Greek editions / Christopher Collard -- Gilbert Murray's translations of Greek tragedy / James Morwood -- From the court to the national: the theatrical legacy of Gilbert Murray's Bacchae / Fiona Macintosh -- Gilbert Murray and A.E. Houseman / Malcolm Davies -- 'Macte nova virtute, puer!': Gilbert Murray as mentor and friend to J.A.K. Thompson / Barbara R. McManus -- Gilbert Murray, Bertrand Russell, and the theory and practice of politics / William Bruneau -- Gilbert Murray and international politics / Martin Ceadel -- Retrieving cosmos: Gilbert Murray's thought on international relations / Peter Wilson -- The classicist as liberal intellectual: Gilbert Murray and Alfred Eckhard Zimmern / Julia Stapleton -- 'That living voice': Gilbert Murray at the BBC / Mick Morris -- 'Yours obediently, Gilbert Murray': letters to The times / William Bruneau, Russell Wodell -- Gilbert Murray and psychic research / N.J. Lowe ## Abstract This book presents an account of the life and work of the distinguished scholar and public figure Gilbert Murray (1866-1957). Sixteen contributors survey his childhood, his work in the theatre and in international relations, his Greek scholarship and contributions on religion and philosophy, his friendships (including those with Bertrand Russell and A. E. Housman), his long commitment to the Home University Library, his radio work, and his involvement with psychic research. The book opens with memoirs by two of his grandchildren. Two biographies of Murray were published in the 1980s, but the range of his activities makes it impossible for a single person to encompass them all adequately. This book, published fifty years after his death, aims to provide a new reassessment of a remarkable man. This Is The First Comprehensive Account Of The Life And Work Of The Distinguished Scholar And Public Figure Gilbert Murray (1866-1957). Sixteen Contributors Survey The Many Spheres In Which He Was Active, And The Book Opens With Memoirs By Two Of His Grandchildren. This is a comprehensive account of the life and work of the distinguished scholar and public figure Gilbert Murray. 16 contributors survey the many spheres in which he was active, and the book opens with memoirs by two of his grandchildren