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Dr Michael Clarke B.A., D. Phil.

Contact Details

Title Professor
Address Department of Classics
Nui, Galway
Telephone: Ext. 5230
Email:
ei.yawlagiun@ekralc.leahcim

 

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Biography:

Born Dun Laoghaire, 1966; education TCD (foundation scholar 1988, first class hons. BA 1990), Oxford (D. Phil. 1995)

Books

Clarke, M. (1999) Flesh and Spirit in the Songs of Homer: a Study of Words and Myths. : Oxford University Press. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2006) Epic Interactions: Perspectives on Homer, Virgil and the Epic Tradition. : Oxford University Press. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2011) Translating Emotion. : Peter Lang - International Academic Publishers. [Details]

Book Chapters

Clarke, M. (1997) 'Gods and mountains in Greek myth and poetry' In: Llyod, A.B (eds). What is a God?. Duckworth. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2002) 'Spartan ate at Thermopylae? Semantics and ideology at Herodotus, Histories 7.223.4' In: Powell, A.; Hodkinson, S (eds). Sparta Beyond the Mirage. Duckworth. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2004) 'Manhood and heroism' In: Fowler, R (eds). The Cambridge Companion to Homer. Cambridge University Press. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2004) 'An focal fileata: O Hoimear go dti­ an Winding Stair Café' In: Ó hUiginn, R.; Mac Cóil, L (eds). i mBliainiris 2003. Cló Carbad, Baile Átha Cliath. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2005) 'On the semantics of early Greek smiles' In: Cairns, D (eds). Body Language in the Greek and Roman Worlds. Duckworth. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2006) 'Achilles, Cu Chulainn, Byrhtnoth: from Homer to the medieval North' In: Clarke, Michael; Currie, Bruno; Lyne, Oliver (eds). Epic Interactions: Perspectives on Homer, Virgil and the Epic Tradition. Oxford University Press. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2007) 'Snowy Helen and bull-faced wine: Ion and the language of poetry' In: Katsaros, A.; Jennings, V (eds). The World of Ion of Chios. Leiden, E.J. Brill. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2009) 'An Irish Achilles and a Greek Cú Chulainn' In: Ó hUiginn, R.; Ó Catháin, B (eds). Ulidia II: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Ulster Cycle. Maynooth: An Sagart. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2010) 'Semantics and vocabulary' In: Bakker, E (eds). Blackwell's Companion to the Ancient Greek Language. Oxford University Press. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2011) 'The semantics of colour in the early Greek word-hoard' In: Stears, K.; Cleland, L (eds). Colours in the Ancient Mediterranean World. British Archaeological Reports. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2011) 'Translation and transformation: a case study from medieval Irish and English' In: Clarke, Michael; Shields, Kathleen (eds). Translating Emotion. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2011) 'Introduction' In: Clarke, Michael; Shields, Kathleen (eds). Translating Emotion. Peter Lang - International Academic Publishers. [Details]
 

Peer Reviewed Journals

Clarke, M. (1995) 'The wisdom of Thales and the problem of the word hieros'. Classical Quarterly, 45 :296-317. [Details]
Clarke, M. (1995) 'Between lions and men: an image in the Iliad'. Greek, Roman And Byzantine Studies, 36 :137-159. [Details]
Clarke, M. (1998) 'Pinusko and its cognates: a problem in Simonides, fr. 508 PMG'. GLOTTA, 74 :135-142. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2001) 'Heart-cutting talk”: Homeric kertomeo and related words'. Classical Quarterly, 51 (2):329-338. [DOI] [Details]
Clarke, M. (2001) 'Thrice-ploughed woe: Sophocles, Antigone 859'. Classical Quarterly, 51 :368-374. [Details]
Clarke, M. (2004) 'An ox-fronted river-god (Sophocles, Trachiniae 13-14)'. Harvard Studies In Classical Philology, 102 :97-112. [Details]
           

Conference Paper

Clarke, M. (2000) Roots and word-meanings: the case of the Homeric figura etymologica. Conference on Ancient Etymology. Cambridge University: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2000) Go tell the Spartans…what exactly?. Celtic Conference in Classics. National University Ireland, Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2001) Purple thoughts and bull-faced wine: early Greek colour adjectives. Colours in Antiquity. Edinburgh: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2002) Polysemy and prototype semantics: plotting lexical unities. Greek Lexicography. Cambridge University: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2002) Grins, smiles and laughter in early Greek. Celtic Conference in Classics. Glasgow University: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2003) The early Greek lexicon as the atlas of a world-picture. Laurence Seminar. Faculty of Classics Cambridge University: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2004) Achilles, Byrhtnoth, Cú Chulainn: from Homer to the medieval North. The Interactions of Epic. Balliol College, Oxford: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2005) An Irish Achilles and an Anglo-Saxon Satan. International Conference on the Ulster Cycle. National University Ireland, Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2006) Bad liver, broken heart, swollen lungs: the problem of metaphor. Translating Emotion. National University Ireland, Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2008) Bravery, madness and big-heartedness: ancient and modern myths. RIA Colloquium on Classical Literature. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2009) The Classical inheritance in medieval Irish literature. Uppsala Festival of Irish Studies. University of Uppsala, Sweden: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2009) The pseudohistorical preface to Togail Troi 3. Tionol, DIAS. Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2010) Inventing a European Identity for medieval Ireland. University of Lausanne, Switzerland: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2011) Birds of Valour. Classical Influences in Medieval Irish Literature. University of Aberdeen, School of Irish Scottish Studies: Conference Paper [Details]
Clarke, M. (2011) Sex Aetates Mundi materials in later Irish texts. Authorities and Audiences Workshop, ASNAC. Cambridge University: Conference Paper [Details]
             

Other Item

Clarke, M. (1989) Latin sapphic and elegiac verses. Hermathena. Other Item [Details]
Clarke, M. (1995) Aeschylus on mud and dust. Hermathena. Other Item [Details]
Clarke, M. (2005) Etymology in the semantic reconstruction of early Greek words. Hermathena. Other Item [Details]
         

Workshops

Clarke, M. (2002) Overcoming the tyranny of nouns: a perspective on historical semantics. University of Manchester, Classical Dept: Workshops [Details]
Clarke, M. (2002) The bitter difficulty of translation. London University, Institute of Classical Studies: Workshops [Details]
Clarke, M (2003) System and decay in lexical semantics. University College Dublin, Humanities Institute of Ireland: Workshops [Details]
Clarke, M. (2005) The Bodb at Troy and the slaughter-wolves of Abraham. Cambridge University, Dept of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic: Workshops [Details]
Clarke, M. (2005) Togail Troí and the invention of heroic narrative in medieval Ireland. Ó Cléirigh Institute, UCD: Workshops [Details]
Clarke, M. (2010) The flesh and bones of primary epic. Corbett Lecture. Cambridge University, Faculty of Classics: Workshops [Details]
Clarke, M. (2010) The men of Troy and the Sons of Noah. Dublin Classics Seminar. University College Dublin: Workshops [Details]
 

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