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- Maria Kanellou was born in Athens. She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and at Universit... moreMaria Kanellou was born in Athens. She studied at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and at University College London. During her studies, she was awarded 16 scholarships (including scholarships from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the A. G. Leventis Foundation, the Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, various scholarships from University College London, and the Lilian Voudouri Foundation), as well as 11 travel grants/bursaries (including bursaries to support her scientific stay at Hardt Fondation, Geneva, twice).
Before joining the Research Centre for Greek and Latin Literature of the Academy of Athens, she held various academic positions (in chronological order): Adjunct Lecturer at Open University of Cyprus; Associate Lecturer at Kent University; Teaching Fellow at UCL (both at the Department of Greek and Latin and UCL Centre for Languages and International Education); and Teaching Fellow at King’s College London. She has also worked as a research fellow of three research programmes (two located in Greece and one abroad), including the project ‘Sharing Ancient Wisdoms’ hosted at King’s College London; she held the title of honorary research fellow at UCL from 2013 until 2016. She has acted as a reviewer for articles for the journals 'Classical Receptions Journal', 'Classical Quarterly', 'Eikasmos', 'Giornale Italiano di Filologia', 'Mnemosyne', and 'Philologus', and as a reviewer of post-doc applications for the Polish National Science Centre.
Maria specialises in Greek epigram, while her research interests include lyric poetry, Greek comedy, Hellenistic poetry, reception and gender studies.
She acted as the principal organiser of international conferences on Greek epigram (UCL, 2013 and 2014) and on Theocritus (University of Athens, 2016), and she has participated in numerous international conferences both in Greece and abroad. She has been the principal editor of two collective volumes on Greek epigram and one on Theocritus (for details see below). Her monograph that offers a diachronic and motif-based analysis of Greek erotic epigram that starts with poems dating from the Hellenistic era and concludes with others from the early Byzantine Era is forthcoming by Oxford University Press.edit
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The chapter ''argues that the literary value of the Yale papyrus epigrams is much higher than the scraps would at first suggest. The chapter focuses on 4 W, in which an old man suffers from gout, and shows how the poem reworks a rich... more
The chapter ''argues that the
literary value of the Yale papyrus epigrams is much higher
than the scraps would at first suggest. The chapter focuses
on 4 W, in which an old man suffers from gout, and shows
how the poem reworks a rich poetic tradition, including
Greek and probably Latin epigram and Greek comedy. In
parallel, the chapter illustrates how the genre absorbed
and miniaturised themes and motifs from comedy, with
Lucian AP 11.403 forming a unique case study as the same
poet seems to have explored the same theme in both epigram
and comic paratragedy.'' (from the volume's introduction, p. 6)
Due to restrictions, I cannot upload the paper. If you want to read it, you can send me an email.
literary value of the Yale papyrus epigrams is much higher
than the scraps would at first suggest. The chapter focuses
on 4 W, in which an old man suffers from gout, and shows
how the poem reworks a rich poetic tradition, including
Greek and probably Latin epigram and Greek comedy. In
parallel, the chapter illustrates how the genre absorbed
and miniaturised themes and motifs from comedy, with
Lucian AP 11.403 forming a unique case study as the same
poet seems to have explored the same theme in both epigram
and comic paratragedy.'' (from the volume's introduction, p. 6)
Due to restrictions, I cannot upload the paper. If you want to read it, you can send me an email.
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The chapter, written together with Chris Carey, ''examines the nature of the codex’s epigrammatic sequence in pages 10–13, which has been characterised as purely political. It is argued that there are traces suggesting that non-political... more
The chapter, written together with Chris Carey, ''examines the nature of
the codex’s epigrammatic sequence in pages 10–13, which
has been characterised as purely political. It is argued that
there are traces suggesting that non-political poems were
also included. The chapter also examines the issue of the
categorisation of the Yale papyrus epigrams into skoptic
and epideictic ones. It questions the value of the term ‘epideictic’
for hermeneutic purposes and argues that the division
of epigrams based on Kephalas’ editorial work proves
to be too rigid to capture the complexity of epigram as a
poetic form, and might not even mirror the ancient criteria
for the creation of collections of epigrams. In addition,
two epigrams – 35 W which seems to address the symptoms
of love and 33 W with its treatment of Phaethon’s death –
suggest that the codex included epigrams that could have
been perceived by their poet (or compiler) and their original
readership as belonging to subgeneric subdivisions
other than skoptic and the ‘epideictic’. In the process of
examining both issues, the chapter offers new interpretations
of several Yale papyrus epigrams.'' (from the volume's introduction, p. 5)
Due to restrictions, I cannot upload the chapter. If you want to read it, you are welcome to contact me.
the codex’s epigrammatic sequence in pages 10–13, which
has been characterised as purely political. It is argued that
there are traces suggesting that non-political poems were
also included. The chapter also examines the issue of the
categorisation of the Yale papyrus epigrams into skoptic
and epideictic ones. It questions the value of the term ‘epideictic’
for hermeneutic purposes and argues that the division
of epigrams based on Kephalas’ editorial work proves
to be too rigid to capture the complexity of epigram as a
poetic form, and might not even mirror the ancient criteria
for the creation of collections of epigrams. In addition,
two epigrams – 35 W which seems to address the symptoms
of love and 33 W with its treatment of Phaethon’s death –
suggest that the codex included epigrams that could have
been perceived by their poet (or compiler) and their original
readership as belonging to subgeneric subdivisions
other than skoptic and the ‘epideictic’. In the process of
examining both issues, the chapter offers new interpretations
of several Yale papyrus epigrams.'' (from the volume's introduction, p. 5)
Due to restrictions, I cannot upload the chapter. If you want to read it, you are welcome to contact me.
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Due to restrictions, I cannot upload the article. If you would like to read it, you are welcome to send me an email.
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FINAL VERSION - Metapoetics in Epitaphs on Poets and Self-Epitaphs. Entry in Dictionnaire des images métapoétiques anciennes, eds. Jean-Philippe Guez, Florence Klein, Jocelyne Peigney and Evelyne Prioux, Classiques Garnier (forthcoming)
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Greek epigram is a remarkable poetic form. The briefest of all ancient Greek genres, it is also the most resilient: for almost a thousand years it attracted some of the finest Greek poetic talents as well as exerting a profound influence... more
Greek epigram is a remarkable poetic form. The briefest of all ancient Greek genres, it is also the most resilient: for almost a thousand years it attracted some of the finest Greek poetic talents as well as exerting a profound influence on Latin literature, and it continues to inspire and influence modern translations and imitations. After a long period of neglect, research on epigram has surged during recent decades, and this volume draws on the fruits of that renewed scholarly engagement. It is concerned not with the work of individual authors or anthologies, but with the complexities of epigram as a genre, and provides a selection of in-depth treatments of key aspects of Greek literary epigram of the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Byzantine periods. Individual chapters offer insights into a variety of topics, from the dynamic interactions between poets and their predecessors and contemporaries, and the relationship between epigram and its sociopolitical, cultural, and literary background from the third century BCE up until the sixth century CE, to its interaction with its origins, inscribed epigram more generally, other literary genres, the visual arts, and Latin poetry, as well as the process of editing and compilation that generated the collections that survived into the modern world. Through the medium of individual studies the volume as a whole seeks to offer a sense of this vibrant and dynamic poetic form and its world, which will be of value to scholars and students of Greek epigram and classical literature more broadly.
Recent decades have seen the publication of several papyri devoted to ancient epigram, one of the most successful poetic forms of antiquity. Of these the most enigmatic is the Yale papyrus codex; its date, authorship and content have been... more
Recent decades have seen the publication of several papyri devoted to ancient epigram, one of the most successful poetic forms of antiquity. Of these the most enigmatic is the Yale papyrus codex; its date, authorship and content have been vigorously debated. The codex allows us a glimpse of the wealth of material now lost to us and enriches our perception of the genre’s dynamism, its thematic richness, and the process of anthologisation and dissemination. This volume offers the first collection of essays by experts in the genre dedicated to this fascinating and elusive text of the imperial period.
If you would like to read specific chapters of this volume, you are welcome to contact me.
If you would like to read specific chapters of this volume, you are welcome to contact me.
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To see part of the review use the link:... more
To see part of the review use the link:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/epigram-and-its-contexts-f-cairns-hellenistic-epigram-contexts-of-exploration-pp-xviii-516-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2016-cased-7899-us126-isbn-9781107168503/EC05C797804890678CE16CFD6CA9AADF
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/epigram-and-its-contexts-f-cairns-hellenistic-epigram-contexts-of-exploration-pp-xviii-516-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-2016-cased-7899-us126-isbn-9781107168503/EC05C797804890678CE16CFD6CA9AADF
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Professor Chris Carey and Dr Maria Kanellou join CC’s Anastasia Bakogianni at UCL’s Department of Greek & Latin to talk about the literary epigram. To view the interview, check this link:... more
Professor Chris Carey and Dr Maria Kanellou join CC’s Anastasia Bakogianni at UCL’s Department of Greek & Latin to talk about the literary epigram.
To view the interview, check this link:
http://classicsconfidential.co.uk/2014/12/28/carey-kanellou/
To view the interview, check this link:
http://classicsconfidential.co.uk/2014/12/28/carey-kanellou/
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In 2012 a papyrus codex in the Beinecke Library at Yale University (P.CtYBR inv. 4000) was published. The codex contained roughly 60 new fragmentary epigrams in elegiac couplets, which were attributed by the editor of the editio princeps... more
In 2012 a papyrus codex in the Beinecke Library at Yale University (P.CtYBR inv. 4000) was published. The codex contained roughly 60 new fragmentary epigrams in elegiac couplets, which were attributed by the editor of the editio princeps to Palladas of Alexandria. Follow the link to view the papers from the exciting two-day conference held at UCL in 2014.