Phillip Vellacott

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Phillip 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.

[edit] Works, other than translations

  • Writing in Latin (1970) with D. P. Simpson
  • Ironic drama. A study of Euripides' method and meaning (1975)
  • Logic of Tragedy: Morals and Integrity in Aeschylus' Oresteia (1984)