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Edith Hall

Edith Hall is a British classicist, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University, and a Fellow of the British Academy. A scholar of ancient Greek literature, theatre, and cultural history, she has published more than thirty books, from Inventing the Barbarian to Facing Down the Furies, and broadcasts frequently on radio and television. She co-founded the Advocating Classics Education project, which campaigns to widen access to classical subjects in UK state schools.

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11 books
Cover of Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

2019

Hall distills Aristotle's ethics into practical wisdom for living, tracing his ideas on happiness, deliberation, character, love, friendship, and mortality through the stages of a human life, and showing how the ancient philosopher grounded flourishing in purpose, habit, and self-knowledge.

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Cover of Inventing the Barbarian: Greek Self-Definition through Tragedy

Inventing the Barbarian: Greek Self-Definition through Tragedy

1989

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Cover of The Theatrical Cast of Athens: Interactions between Ancient Greek Drama and Society

The Theatrical Cast of Athens: Interactions between Ancient Greek Drama and Society

2006

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Cover of The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer's Odyssey

The Return of Ulysses: A Cultural History of Homer's Odyssey

2008

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Cover of Greek Tragedy: Suffering under the Sun

Greek Tragedy: Suffering under the Sun

2010

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Cover of Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris: A Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy

Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris: A Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy

2013

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Cover of Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind

Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind

2014

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Cover of Tony Harrison: Poet of Radical Classicism

Tony Harrison: Poet of Radical Classicism

2021

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Cover of Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me

2024

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Cover of Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction

Sophocles: A Very Short Introduction

2025

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Cover of Epic of the Earth: Reading Homer's Iliad in the Fight for a Dying World

Epic of the Earth: Reading Homer's Iliad in the Fight for a Dying World

2025

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