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Oliver Lyne
Born
Richard Oliver Allen Marcus Lyne

(1944-12-21)21 December 1944
Peterborough, England
Died17 March 2005(2005-03-17) (aged 60)
Marche, Italy
Other namesR.O.A.M. Lyne
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Spouse
Linda Lyne
​
(m. 1969)​
RelativesAdrian Lyne (brother)

Richard Oliver Allen Marcus Lyne (21 December 1944 – 17 March 2005), also known as R.O.A.M. Lyne, was a British academic and

classicist specialising in Latin poetry. He was a tutor in classics at Balliol College and Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford
.

Early life

Lyne was born on 21 December 1944 in

first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, also from the University of Cambridge, in 1970.[3] His doctoral supervisor was F. R. D. Goodyear.[1]

Academic career

While undertaking his doctorate, Lyne held two held short-term fellowships; at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and at Churchill College, Cambridge.[3] In 1971, he moved to the University of Oxford where he became a Fellow of Balliol College.[4] In 1999, he was appointed Professor of Classical Languages and Literature.[1]

Death

On 17 March 2005,

cerebral haemorrhage while at his holiday home located in Marche, Italy.[5]

An edited volume, R. O. A. M. Lyne: Collected Papers on Latin Poetry, was published in 2007 as a memorial to him; the introduction was written by Stephen Harrison.[6]

Personal life

Lyne married Linda (née Rees) in 1969.[1] He had met her when they were both students.[2] Together they had two children; Raphael, born 1971, and Rosy, born 1973.[1]

His older brother is Adrian Lyne, a film director.[1]

Select works

  • Ciris: a poem attributed to Vergil. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1978.
    ISBN 052121727X
    .
  • The Latin love poets from Catullus to Horace. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1980.
    ISBN 0198144539
    .
  • Further voices in Vergil's Aeneid. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1987.
    ISBN 019814461X
    .
  • Words and the poet: characteristic techniques of style in Vergil's Aeneid. Oxford: Clarendon. 1989.
    ISBN 0198148968
    .
  • Horace: behind the public poetry. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1995.
    ISBN 0300063229
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Currie, Bruno (1 April 2005). "Professor Oliver Lyne: Olympian Balliol classicist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Professor Oliver Lyne". The Daily Telegraph. 30 March 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Griffin, Jasper (30 March 2005). "Oliver Lyne – Revealing the full beauty of Latin poetry". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Professor Oliver Lyne". The Times. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ Spero, Josh (22 April 2005). "Oxford mourns Oliver Lyne". Cherwell. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ISBN 9780199203963
    .


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