Professor Adrian Kelly
Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, Department of Classics; Fellow of Balliol College
About
Professor Adrian Kelly's research is primarily concerned with the function of tradition and the evolution of early Greek poetry from the 8th to 6th centuries BC, and the development of different notions of ‘text’ during that period. Professor Kelly also writes on the relationship between Athenian tragedy and its society in the 5th century BCE, has recently completed a commentary on Iliad Book XXIII for Cambridge University Press and is writing a monograph on the depiction of violence in Archaic Greek literature.
Expertise
- Ancient Greek epic poetry (8th-6th centuries BC), including Homer, Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and the Epic cycle
- Athenian tragedy (5th century BC), including Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
- Greek literature and culture (8th-5th centuries BC)
Selected publications
Languages
English