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Edmund Stewart
Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History, Faculty of Arts
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Biography
I am originally from London and I completed my first degree in Classics at the University of Edinburgh. After a brief spell in Oxford for my Masters, I began my PhD at Nottingham in 2009 on the subject of the dissemination of Greek tragedy during the fifth and fourth centuries BC, under the supervision of Patrick Finglass and Alan Sommerstein. I graduated in December 2013. I have taught Classics as a teaching associate at Warwick (2016/17), Nottingham (2012/13) and the University of Leeds (2013/14). In addition, I have taught English for Academic Purposes at the University of Lincoln and University College London. I am very pleased to now have rejoined my alma mater.
Expertise Summary
My research covers Greek social and economic history, the history of Greek drama and festival culture, Greek tragedy and Greek lyric.
Teaching Summary
I have taught modules on a wide range of subjects in the fields of both Greek and Latin languages, literature and ancient history. Modules I have developed and convened include: Greek Politics and… read more
Research Summary
My research has three main themes: 1) Greek drama, especially the performance of drama outside Athens and by non-Athenians, 2) ideas of skill and work in Greek literature and the ancient economy and… read more
I have taught modules on a wide range of subjects in the fields of both Greek and Latin languages, literature and ancient history. Modules I have developed and convened include: Greek Politics and the Economy, Greek Religion, Greek Tyrants, Women in the Greek World, Wine and Song: Greek Lyric, Greek Tragedy: Orestes on stage in classical Athens, and Interpreting Ancient Literature.
I would be interested in supervising postgraduate dissertations on any subject within the fields of Greek political, economic and social history (especially on professionalism and work or festivals and festival culture), Greek drama and Greek lyric.
PhD Students:
Jason Porter: Slavery and Strategies of Slave Owning in Classical Athens (successfully completed 2019)
Malcolm Belfield: Tragic Tetralogies
Josh Webb: Greek Warfare
Current Research
My research has three main themes: 1) Greek drama, especially the performance of drama outside Athens and by non-Athenians, 2) ideas of skill and work in Greek literature and the ancient economy and 3) Greek tyranny in Greek history and political philosophy and the comparative history of authoritarian regimes in the ancient and modern world.
Past Research
The findings of my doctoral research were published by Oxford University Press in 2017 as a monograph entitled