Edith Hall

Professor of Classics at Durham University and Fellow of the British Academy.

I’m a classicist, originally focused on Ancient Greek theatre. I’ve spent most of my career blending data from ancient Greek literature with sociology, history, political theory and philosophy. I like to write about the ancient world in its holistic form, relating individuals and their ideas to important cultural, historical and political moments.

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Publications

Hall, E. (2019). Aristotle's Way: Ten Ways Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life. Vintage.
Hall, E. (2017). Aristotle's theory of katharsis in its historical and social contexts. In E. Fischer-Lichte, & B. Wihstutz (Eds.), Transformative Aesthetics (pp. 26–47). Routledge.
Hall, E. (2017). 'Master of Those Who Know': Aristotle as Role Model for the Twenty-first Century Academician. European Review, 25(1), 3–19.
Hall, E. (2012). The Necessity and Limits of Deliberation in Sophocles’ Theban Plays. In K. Ormand (Ed.), A Companion to Sophocles (pp. 301–315). Blackwell Publishing.
Hall, E. (2010). Greek Tragedy: Suffering under the Sun. Oxford University Press.
Hall, E. (1997). The sociology of Athenian tragedy. In P. E. Easterling (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy (pp. 93–126). Cambridge University Press.

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Aristotle's Way: Ten Ways Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

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