By Emma Bridges, Edith Hall, and P. J. Rhodes Abstract: This introductory chapter begins with a brief discussion of the purpose of the book, which is to throw the maximum possible fresh light on both the consistency of…
by Jennifer Roberts. Description: Jennifer Roberts, Professor of Classics at the City College of New York, discusses Herodotus. Podcast by Historically Thinking. View on the website.
Directed by Suzuki Tadashi This adaptation of Electra takes the ancient play and incorporates it with the traditional Japanese theatre dance, Noh. The Suzuki Company of Toga itself is very centred on preserving…
by Anastasia Bakogianni. Description: Classics Confidential’s own Anastasia is interviewed by Sonya Nevin about her work for War as Spectacle (Anastasia tells us how Greek tragedy was co-opted by film director Michael…
by Katherine Clarke. Description: Dr Katherine Clarke gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 15th March 2013. It focuses on the roles and features of exploration in Greek literature. Podcast by University of…
By Spike Lee Chi-Raq is a film by Spike Lee, a prominent Black director whose films centre around racism and anti-black violence in America. He takes Lysistrata and places it in the gang wars of Chicago, translating…
by Mihoko Suzuki. Description: What is the appeal of Greek tragic heroines for later writers, particularly women authors? During a visit to the University of Miami CC’s Anastasia Bakogianni met up with the Director of…
By Lucy Jackson and Erin Lee (National Theatre) This series looks at the way the National Theatre has adapted Ancient Greek plays, translated to a modern audience, especially placing it in more contemporary settings…
By Adrienne Mayor It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and…
By The British Museum A trail set up by the British Museum for Pride month, this source looks at LBGTQ+ ancient history by re-examining history and myth to consider queer themes. Some of these question the…
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