George Maximilian Anthony Grube

George Maximilian Anthony Grube (1899 – 1982) was a classicist and translator of Plato, Aristotle, Demetrius of Phaleron, Longinus, and Marcus Aurelius. He received his Master's degree from Cambridge University in 1925. ["Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists", 755. The "Biographical Dictionary" incorrectly lists his name as "George Maximilian Alexander" on p. lxvii.] He spent most of his career as a professor of classics at the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto. During his tenure there, he was involved in the Toronto branch of the League for Social Reconstruction, serving as president from 1934-1935.

List of Works

* "Plato's Thought". London: Methuen & co. ltd., 1935.
* "The Drama of Euripides". London: Methuen & co. ltd., 1941.
* "On Great Writing," translation of "On the Sublime", by Longinus. New York: Liberal Arts Press, 1957.
* "On Poetry and Style," translation with an introduction of "The Poetics", by Aristotle. New York: Liberal Arts Press, 1958.
* "A Greek Critic," translation with an introduction of "On Style", by Demetrius of Phaleron. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1961.
* "Meditations," translation of same by Marcus Aurelius. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963.
* "The Greek and Roman Critics". Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1965.
* "How Did the Greeks Look at Literature". Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati Press, 1967.
* "The Republic". Indianapolis: Hackett, 1974.
* "Plato's Meno". Indianapolis: Hackett, 1976.
* "Plato's Phaedo". Indianapolis: Hackett, 1977.
* "Five Dialogues," translation of "Euthyphro","Apology of Socrates", "Crito", "Meno", and "Phaedo", by Plato. Indianapolis: Hackett, 1981.

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