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Faculty of Arts
University of Alberta

MacFarlane, Kelly

Dr. Kelly MacFarlane

(Sessional)

PhD, University of Alberta, Classics (2002)
MA, University of Western Ontario, Greek (1994)
BA, Trent University, Honours (1991)

2-55 Tory Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2H4
Tel. (780) 492-2635

kelly.macfarlane@ualberta.ca

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Dissertation:

"To Lay the Shining Foundation..": The Theme of the Persian Wars in Classical Greek Poetry Abstract

 

Expertise & Research Interests 

    • Greek and Latin Literature
    • Greek music, esp. the New Music
    • Mythology
    • the Persian Wars

Publication

Articles

  • “Choerilus of Samos and Darius’ Bridge: the Scope and Content of the Persica” Mouseion 6 (2006): 15-26.
  • "Bacchylides Absolvens: the Defeat of Alexidamus in Bacchylides 11" Celebratio eds J. Bews, I.C. Storey, M.R. Boyne (Peterborough: Trent University Press, 1999): 42-50.

Reviews

  • review of Mary Lefkowitz, Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn From Myths in Classical World 98 (2005): 351-352.
  • review of J.H. Hordern (ed.) The Fragments of Timotheus of Miletus Oxford U P, 2002. in Classical World 97 (2004): 464-465.
  • review of Tim Whitmarsh, Greek Literature and the Roman Empire: Politics of Imitation (Oxford U P, 2001) in Classical Outlook 20 (2003): 162-3.

Papers Presented:

  • "Choerilus of Samos and Darius' Bridge: The Scope and Content of the Persica" Classical Association of Canada Annual Meeting 2004
  • "'The Shining Foundation of Freedom'": Athens, Artemisium and Pindar Frr. 76-77 (Maehler)" Classical Association of Canada Annual Meeting 2001
  • "Lucian's Science Fiction and Issues of Greek Identity" invited paper for the Department of Ancient History and Classics, Trent University, 2001
  • "Flourishing in Good Harmony: Timotheus' Persians and a Defence of the New Music" Classical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, 2000
  • "'A Musical Revolution is a Social Revolution': Timotheus' Persians and the New Music" Crake Doctoral Fellow Public Lecture, Mount Allison University 2000
  • "Field of Dreams: Choerilus' Newly-Yoked Chariot (SH 317)" invited paper for the Department of Classics, U.W.O. 1999
  • "Mythologizing History: The Text of Timotheus' Persians" Classical Association of the Canadian West Annual Meeting 1998
  • "An Ode for Pherenicus: Bacchylides 5.37-49" Classical Association of the Canadian West 1997
  • "An Apologia for Alexidamus": Bacchylides 11" Classical Association of Canada 1995