Professor Richard Buxton
M.A., Ph.D.(Cantab.)
Current positions
Emeritus Professor
Department of Classics & Ancient History
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Research interests
Professor Buxton has published many articles and books on Greek mythology and literature. He is currently researching a book for Oxford University Press on the myth of the Cyclops, from antiquity to the present day, which he is writing jointly with Dr Mercedes Aguirre. His engagements in the near future include lectures and conference papers in Leiden, Philadelphia and Oxford.
Professor Buxton also has an independent website: www.richardgabuxton.co.uk
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
RESEARCH LEAVE
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of HumanitiesDates
01/03/2008 to 01/07/2008
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2013Feminized Males in Bakchai: The Importance of Discrimination
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Movement and Stillness: Versions of Medea
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Mythological Names: The Case of melas
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Myths and Tragedies in their Ancient Greek Contexts
Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum, Vol. VIII
Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum, Vol. VIII