Arthur Way
English scholar (1847–1930)
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Arthur Sanders Way (13 February 1847 – 25 September 1930), was a classical scholar, translator and headmaster of Wesley College, Melbourne, Australia.
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| Born | 13 February 1847 |
| Died | 25 September 1930 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Classical scholar, headmaster |
| Nationality | English |
| Notable works | Homer Greek through English Sons of the Violet-Crowned, a Tale of Ancient Athens |
Career
Arthur Way was born at Dorking, England. to the Rev. William Way and his wife Matilda, née Francis.[1]
His translations in Miller's Australian Literature includes the Odyssey; the Iliad; works of Euripides, Aeschylus, and Sophocles; the Epodes of Horace; Vergil's Georgics; the Nibelungenlied; the Chanson de Roland; works of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus; the Pauline epistles and the Epistle to the Hebrews; works of Aristophanes, Hesiod, Lucretius, and others. He also wrote Homer (1913), Greek through English (1926), and Sons of the Violet-Crowned, a Tale of Ancient Athens (1929).
Way had been president of the Melbourne Shakespeare Society and a councillor of the Royal Society of Victoria.[1] Way died at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, on 25 September 1930.
