Oliver Lyne
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.
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| Born | Richard Oliver Allen Marcus Lyne 21 December 1944 Peterborough, England |
| Died | 17 March 2005 (aged 60) Marche, Italy |
| Other names | R.O.A.M. Lyne |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Linda Lyne (1969–2005; his death) |
| Relatives | Adrian Lyne (brother) |
Early life
Lyne was born on 21 December 1944 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, to Richard and Rosalind Lyne.[1] He was educated at Highgate School, then an all-boys private school in London,[2] where his father was a teacher of Latin.[3] He studied classics at St John's College, Cambridge.[3] His tutor was Guy Lee.[2] In 1966, he graduated with a 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,[3] Lyne died at the age of 60 having suffered a 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
- 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.
- "Professor Oliver Lyne". The Daily Telegraph. 30 March 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- Griffin, Jasper (30 March 2005). "Oliver Lyne – Revealing the full beauty of Latin poetry". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- "Professor Oliver Lyne". The Times. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- Spero, Josh (22 April 2005). "Oxford mourns Oliver Lyne". Cherwell. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- Lyne, R. O. A. M.; Harrison, S. J. (2007). Collected papers on Latin poetry. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199203963.