Charles Segal (classicist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Segal (classicist)

American classical philologist

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1936

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-2002

Profession: university teacher, literary critic, classical philologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Charles Paul Segal (March 19, 1936 — January 1, 2002) was an American classicist renowned for his application of critical theory to ancient texts.
Although his work spanned a variety of Latin and Greek genres, he is best known for his work on Greek tragedy.
His most influential work is Tragedy and Civilization: an Interpretation of Sophocles (1981), in which he presents a structuralist approach to Greek theatre.