D. C. H. Rieu
D. C. H. Rieu | |
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British India | |
Died | 29 April 2008 | (aged 91)
Dominic Christopher Henry Rieu (26 October 1916 – 29 April 2008) was a classical scholar and the son of the classicist and publisher E. V. Rieu.
Background
After attending
Rieu did a translation of the Acts of the Apostles in the
When he and Dr Peter Jones took up the task of revising E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey, they determined to retain (and in places even enhance) its charm. "Our alterations were in fact puny," wrote Rieu Junior in the preface. Although keen to maintain Homer's formulaic construction, he revised the archaic preliminaries used prior to speeches. "The patient good Odysseus answering him said: 'Friends [...]'" becomes "'Friends,' replied the patient good Odysseus [...]".
Rieu involved himself in retirement with the Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Counselling. He wrote and edited many books and articles, including A Life Within A Life: an Introduction to Subud; Talks by Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, compiled and edited by Dominic C.H. Rieu (1983, 2nd edition 2008) and The Odyssey, by Homer; translated by E. V. Rieu; revised by his son D. C. H. Rieu in consultation with Peter V. Jones (1991).
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External links
- Times obituary, 24 May 2008