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Interview: British classicist and author  Edith Hall

4/28/2018

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Interview: Edith Hall on Athenian tragedy, City Dionysia, and why ancient Greek civilization was special
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​British classicist and best-selling author Edith Hall joins episode 5 of The Western Canon Podcast to discuss 5th century Athenian tragedy, City Dionysia, her approach to scholarship, her "small m" Marxist approach to history, as well as her book, Introducing the Ancient Greeks.
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