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Adrian Kelly
Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at Oxford and Balliol, researching early poetry and the traditions shaping it.
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Adrian Kelly is a professor of ancient Greek literature at Oxford and a fellow of Balliol. He studies early Greek poetry, particularly its development from the eighth to sixth centuries BCE and its relationship to inherited traditions. [1]
His 2019 study examines Gaia’s and Rhea’s roles in HesiodHesiodGreek poet whose major work is generally dated to the late eighth or early seventh century BCE, including the Theogony.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s divine-succession narrative. This highlights how similar narrative images can acquire different functions in Greek and Near Eastern traditions. [2]
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- Balliol College, Oxford — Adrian Kelly Position and research interests. Return to the text ↑
- Adrian Kelly, Gendering the Succession Myth in Hesiod and the Ancient Near East (2019) pp.119–134: main argument on female figures. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Adrian Kelly», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/adrian-kelly