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1937–2015 England

Martin Litchfield West, OM, FBA (23 September 1937 – 13 July 2015) was a British philologist and classical scholar. In recognition of his contribution to scholarship, he was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2014.

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Also known as: M. L. West

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You can always find something in Hesychius.

Profound thoughts are not created by presenting simple thoughts obscurely.

Oral poetry has inspired much anal prose.

In Greek music, as in other aspects of early Greek culture, we are faced with the complex product of Indo-European inheritance, Aegean and oriental environment, and Hellenic art and craft. It is our duty and delight to investigate all three of these elements.

We must not think of Greek literature as beginning in the eighth century but as coming into view. [. . .] Of course not all branches of literature are of equal antiquity; but we must not judge their age by when they first appeared in written form.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Martin Litchfield West (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.