Simon Goldhill

Simon Goldhill

Simon Goldhill is a professor of Greek Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. [http://www.classicalassociation.org/CLASSICI/Cambridg.htm] He is renowned for his work on Greek tragedy. His publications on Classical literature include "Language, Sexuality and Narrative", "Reading Greek Tragedy", "The Poet's Voice", and "Love, Sex and Tragedy: How the ancient world shapes our lives"." He was one of those interviewed on the Channel 4 documentary Athens detailing the development of democracy in the city-state.

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* [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/301176.html “The Perfect Body”] , an excerpt from Love, Sex & Tragedy: How the Ancient World Shapes Our Lives.
* [http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/faculty/staff-bios/academic-research-staff/simon_goldhill/ Professor Simon Goldhill, Cambridge]


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