Roger Crowley

Roger Crowley (1951) is a British historian and author known for his books on maritime and Mediterranean history. Quotes I am not a historian my training. My academic background is in English literature so I come to history with a particular interest in the shaping power of language. Style matters a lot to me. Almost all my ‘heroes’ are from literature rather than history – a particular school of British twentieth century travel writing, which is now probably starting to look a little romantic has been hugely important to me – in both style and in wanting to bring a sense of place to the history I write. People like Patrick Leigh-Fermor, Jan Morris, Lawrence Durrell. I’m also a keen reader of world poetry – mostly in translation. The Greeks, George Seferis and Constantine Cavafy, I particularly like. I’m a creature of a deeply word curious culture. Narrative History’s Man of the Moment. (November 18, 2013) External links http://www.rogercrowley.co.uk Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Historians from the United Kingdom