Alan Sommerstein

Alan Herbert Sommerstein
Born1947 (age 78–79)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Academic background
EducationKing's College, Cambridge
ThesisPhonological Theory and Ancient Greek (1971)
Doctoral advisorW. Sidney Allen and Pieter Seuren
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineAncient Greek literature
InstitutionsUniversity of Nottingham
Notable worksThe Comedies of Aristophanes (1980–2002)
Aeschylean Tragedy (1996, 2nd ed. 2010)
Loeb edition of Aeschylus (2008)

Alan Herbert Sommerstein (born 1947) is a British classical scholar, known above all for his work on ancient Greek tragedy and comedy.

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