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Greek literature and culture – specifically fifth-century Greek tragedy; the study of late antiquity, specifically the development of Christianity and new forms of pagan and Christian literature; nineteenth-century studies, specifically the relation between antiquity and religion in Victorian culture; the city of Jerusalem in its Victorian and modern context.

Awards

  • Fellow, Australian Academy of Humanities, 2020
  • Foreign Secretary, British Academy, 2019
  • Runciman Medal, 2013
  • Robert Lowrie Patten Prize, 2012
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2009

Relevant Publications

  • Goldhill, S. (1986). Reading greek tragedy. Cambridge University Press
  • Goldhill, S. (2009). Jerusalem: City of Longing. Harvard University Press
  • Goldhill, S. (2022). The Christian Invention of Time: Temporality and the Literature of Late Antiquity. Cambridge University Press

Institution

University of Cambridge

Department

Faculty of Classics

Education

  • PhD (classics), University of Cambridge
  • MA (Classics) University of Cambridge
  • BA (Classics) University of Cambridge

Country

United Kingdom

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