Edith Hall
British classicist at Durham University; author of Aristotle's Way.
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- Edith Hall is a British classicist, born in Birmingham in 1959, who works on ancient Greek literature and theatre.
- She is a professor of classics and ancient history at Durham University.
- In 1996 she co-founded the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at Oxford.
- Facing Down the Furies (2024) won the International Hellenic Prize.
Key facts
- Born
- 4 March 1959, Birmingham1
- Education
- BA classics and modern languages, Wadham College, Oxford (1982); DPhil, St Hugh's College, Oxford (1988)1
- Academic posts
- University of Reading, 1990 to 1995; Somerville College, Oxford; Leverhulme Chair, Durham, 2001 to 2006; Royal Holloway; King's College London; Durham University from 20221
- Co-founded
- Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (1996, with Oliver Taplin)1
- Books
- Introducing the Ancient Greeks (2014); Aristotle's Way (2018); Facing Down the Furies (2024)1
- Recognition
- Fellow of the British Academy (2022); International Hellenic Prize (2024)1
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