Professor Armand D'Angour
Professor of Classical Languages and Literature; Fellow and Tutor in Classics, Jesus College
About
Professor Armand D'Angour has published articles and chapters on classical subjects ranging from ancient Greek music to the poetry of Horace, and compositions in Greek and Latin verse. In 2004, his Pindaric Ode to Athens was recited at the Olympic Games, and an Ode commissioned by the Mayor of London was presented at the London Olympics 2012.
Before he became an academic, he was a professional cellist and also a businessman. His work on ancient Greek music resulted in a 2017 Youtube video (Rediscovering ancient Greek Music) that has been viewed more than a million times, and his 2019 book Socrates in Love is being made into a film.
Expertise
- Greek language and literature
- Latin language and literature
- Ancient Greek attitudes to innovation and creativity
- The alphabet
- Music (ancient and modern)
- Socrates
Media experience
Professor D'Angour has experience of working with the media, including both print and broadcast.
Recent media work
- Discovering Socrates in Love: Armand D'Angour (Oxford Digital Media, 2019)
- Sappho: Love and Life on Lesbos with Margaret Mountford (2019)
- Rediscovering Ancient Greek Music (2017)
- Greece’s Real-Life Drama is Being Played Out in European Theaters (Newsweek, 2015)
- How many Greek legends were really true? (BBC News, 2014)
- How did ancient Greek music sound? (BBC News, 2013)
Languages
English