Nick Lowe (classicist)
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| Born | 1956 Classical scholar • Film critic |
Nick Lowe (
He is a reader in classics in the Department of Classics and Philosophy at Royal Holloway, a constituent college of the University of London, with interests including narratology and reception of Greek antiquity in historical fiction.[1]
Lowe is also a film reviewer for the science-fiction magazine Interzone, writing the column Mutant Popcorn since the mid-1980s;[2] he won a British Science Fiction Association Award for the column in 2009.[3] The 25th anniversary of his column was celebrated by a special issue of Interzone in 2010, including reprints of his first reviews and an interview with Lowe.[4]
Early life and education
He was born in
Career
He taught classics at three different colleges in the University of London before being appointed lecturer in Greek literature at Royal Holloway.[5]
Books
- Theatre Ancient and Modern (2000), edited with Hardwick, L., Ireland, S. & Macintosh, F., Open University Press.
- The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative (2000), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.[7]
- Comedy (2008). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Greece & Rome: New Surveys in the Classics).[8]
- Erôs in Ancient Greece (2013), edited with Sanders, E., Thumiger, C. & Carey, C., Oxford University Press.[9]
See also
Science fiction portal
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- List of University of Cambridge members
- List of University of London people
References
- ^ "Dr Nick Lowe". Researcher profiles. Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Sleight, Graham (26 February 2009). "Adaptation". Locus Roundtable. Locus. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017.
- ^ 2009 British Science Fiction Association Award for Mutant Popcorn (see BSFA Awards 2009 Winners).
- ^ Fratz, D. Douglas (2012). "Interzone #230, September-October 2010". SF Site Reviews.
- ^ a b c "Committee for 2013". John D. Criticos Prize. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
- ^ Classicists in British Universities.
- ^ Reviews of The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative:
- Halliwell, Stephen (April 2001). Greece & Rome. 48 (1): 91. JSTOR 826874.)
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- Halliwell, Stephen (April 2001). Greece & Rome. 48 (1): 91.
- Konstan, David (Winter 2002). The Classical World. 95 (2): 194–195. JSTOR 4352656.)
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- Schironi, Francesca (2003). Athenaeum. 91: 677–681. hdl:2027.42/150155.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link - Torres-Guerra, José B. (2003). Gnomon. 75 (7): 581–583. JSTOR 40493898.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link - ^ Stürner, Ferdinand (2012). "Review of Comedy" (PDF). Ancient History Bulletin. 2: 111–112.
- ^ Reviews of Erôs in Ancient Greece:
- Billault, Alain (January–June 2015). Revue des Études Grecques. 128 (1): 260–262. JSTOR 44261342.)
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- Billault, Alain (January–June 2015). Revue des Études Grecques. 128 (1): 260–262.
- Goldhill, Simon (April 2014). The Classical Review. New Series. 64 (1): 39–41. S2CID 162523446.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link - Lateiner, Donald (2014). Mnemosyne. Fourth Series. 67 (4): 676–681. JSTOR 24521763.)
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