Phillip Vellacott

Phillip Vellacott

Philip Humphrey Vellacott (16 January 190724 August 1997) was an English classical scholar, known for his numerous translations of Greek tragedy.

The artist Elisabeth Vellacott was his sister.

Works, other than translations

*Writing in Latin (1970) with D. P. Simpson
*Sophocles and Oedipus: A Study of Oedipus Tyrannus with a New Translation (1971)
*Ironic drama. A study of Euripides' method and meaning (1975)
*Logic of Tragedy: Morals and Integrity in Aeschylus' Oresteia (1984)


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