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Rex Warner
AuthorBooks · Second hand1905-1986
Reginald "Rex" Ernest Warner was an English classicist, writer, and translator who is best remembered for The Aerodrome (1941). Warner was described by V. S. Pritchett as "the only outstanding novelist of ideas whom the decade of ideas produced".
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About Rex Warner
Birth
1905
Death
1986
Reginald "Rex" Ernest Warner was an English classicist, writer, and translator who is best remembered for The Aerodrome (1941). Warner was described by V. S. Pritchett as "the only outstanding novelist of ideas whom the decade of ideas produced".
Rex Warner was a prolific British author who wrote over one hundred works throughout his career.
His deep knowledge of philology allowed him to produce essential translations of classical texts such as the History of the Peloponnesian War.
Born in Birmingham, Warner stood out for his versatility in cultivating genres as diverse as science fiction and poetry.
Greek mythology and historical figures like Julius Caesar were recurring themes that defined his literary style.
Throughout his life, Warner combined his work as a writer with a solid career as a translator and scholar of antiquity.
