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Seth Schein
Professor of Comparative Literature
Ph.D., Columbia University
Email: slschein@ucdavis.edu
Phone: 530.752.0470
Office: 915 Sproul Hall
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Introduction
Seth Schein was trained as a classicist, and his research has focused mainly
on Homeric Epic and Attic tragedy. His writings include
The Iambic Trimeter in Aeschylus and Sophocles: A Study in Metrical
Form, The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad, Reading the
Odyssey: Selective Interpretive Essays (ed. and intro.), and
Sophokles' Philoktetes: translation with notes, introduction,
and interpretive essay. His interests include Greek and Roman
literature, culture, and thought;
literary theory and its history; gender and interpretation; the
literary representation of history and of social institutions and
values; and translation. Currently he is working on an edition
with commentary of Sophokles' Philoktetes and a
translation of Aischylos' Oresteia.
Classics Upcoming Events: http://classics.ucdavis.edu/content/news
Research and Teaching Interests
- Greek Literature, especially Homeric epic and Attic tragedy
- Classical receptions and the history of classical studies
- Greek and Roman literature, culture, and thought
- Comparative epic and tragedy
- Post-colonialism and classical literature
- History of literary theory (esp. ancient and medieval)
- Shakespeare
- Gender and interpretation
- The representation of history in literature
Education:
- Ph.D., Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, Columbia University (1967)
- Associate Member and Summer Member, American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1965 & 1967-68)
- M.A., Greek, University of California, Berkeley (1964)
- A.B., English, Columbia University, (1963)
Selected Publications
- In progress: an edition with commentary of Sophokles' Philoktetes; a translation of Aeschylus' Oresteia
- Sophokles, Philoktetes: Translation with Notes, Introduction, and Interpretive Essay, Focus Classical Library (Newburyport: Focus Press/R. Pullins, 2003)
- Reading the Odyssey: Selected Interpretive Essays Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996)
- The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1984) translated into Serbo-Croatian (Zagreb, 1989); into Modern Greek (Thessaloniki, 2006)
- The Iambic Trimeter in Aeschylus and Sophocles: A Study of Metrical Form (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1979)
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Seth ScheinProfessor of Comparative Literature Email: slschein@ucdavis.edu |
Introduction
Seth Schein was trained as a classicist, and his research has focused mainly
on Homeric Epic and Attic tragedy. His writings include
The Iambic Trimeter in Aeschylus and Sophocles: A Study in Metrical
Form, The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad, Reading the
Odyssey: Selective Interpretive Essays (ed. and intro.), and
Sophokles' Philoktetes: translation with notes, introduction,
and interpretive essay. His interests include Greek and Roman
literature, culture, and thought;
literary theory and its history; gender and interpretation; the
literary representation of history and of social institutions and
values; and translation. Currently he is working on an edition
with commentary of Sophokles' Philoktetes and a
translation of Aischylos' Oresteia.
Classics Upcoming Events: http://classics.ucdavis.edu/content/news
Research and Teaching Interests
- Greek Literature, especially Homeric epic and Attic tragedy
- Classical receptions and the history of classical studies
- Greek and Roman literature, culture, and thought
- Comparative epic and tragedy
- Post-colonialism and classical literature
- History of literary theory (esp. ancient and medieval)
- Shakespeare
- Gender and interpretation
- The representation of history in literature
Education:
- Ph.D., Greek and Latin Languages and Literature, Columbia University (1967)
- Associate Member and Summer Member, American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1965 & 1967-68)
- M.A., Greek, University of California, Berkeley (1964)
- A.B., English, Columbia University, (1963)
Selected Publications
- In progress: an edition with commentary of Sophokles' Philoktetes; a translation of Aeschylus' Oresteia
- Sophokles, Philoktetes: Translation with Notes, Introduction, and Interpretive Essay, Focus Classical Library (Newburyport: Focus Press/R. Pullins, 2003)
- Reading the Odyssey: Selected Interpretive Essays Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996)
- The Mortal Hero: An Introduction to Homer's Iliad (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 1984) translated into Serbo-Croatian (Zagreb, 1989); into Modern Greek (Thessaloniki, 2006)
- The Iambic Trimeter in Aeschylus and Sophocles: A Study of Metrical Form (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1979)