Professor Michael Silk FBA
Ancient Greek poetry and drama; the classical tradition, especially in English poetry and German thought; Nietzsche; poetics and poetic language; theories of literature
- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 2009
- Subjects
- Classics
- Sections
- Classical Antiquity
Current post
King's College London Emeritus Professor of Classical and Comparative Literature
Other Fellows of the British Academy
Professor Nicholas Purcell FBA
Roman social, economic and cultural history, combining the evidence of inscriptions, literary texts, and archaeology; the place of ancient history in the long-term history of the Mediterranean basin and its adjoining regions.
Professor Vivian Nutton FBA
The history of medicine from the ancient Greeks to the 17th century, especially Galen (129-216 C.E.) and the Galenic tradition, including editions and translations of Latin and Greek texts
