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Areas of Specialization
Philology
Literature
Folklore
Courses Taught in Modern Greek Studies
History and Development of the Greek Language
(esp. 12th century literature)
The Modern Greek Novel (particularly Georgios Vizyinos)
Poetry of C. P. Cavafy
Folksongs of the Life Cycle
Greek and Black Women's Voices
The Magic of the Greek Wondertale
Prof. Margaret Alexiou
George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies Emeritus
Harvard University
Department of the Classics
Degrees
Ph.D. 1967 University of Cambridge (Classical, Byzantine, and Modern Greek)Principal Publications
Four Prodromic Poems. Cambridge Medieval Texts Series
(general editor, Peter Dronke). Forthcoming.
After Antiquity : Greek Language, Myth, and Metaphor
Cornell University Press. 2002
The Text and its Margins.
Co-editor with Vassilis Lambropoulos.
New York: Pella Publishing Co., 1985.
The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition.
Cambridge University Press, 1974.
Articles on Cavafy, Vizyinos, Myrivilis.
Articles on the role of women's laments in sacrifice.