Michael James Clarke

Michael James Clarke

PROF.

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PhD projects

Medieval Irish heroic literature, especially Togail Troí and other antiquity sagas; renewal, recreation, and reception of classical mythology, historiography, and pseudo-history in Greek, Latin, and medieval languages; manuscript studies

Personal profile

Biography

I have been Established Professor of Classics at the University of Galway since 2006. For offprints of my publications, please email me directly at [email protected].

Research Interests

My research is located in three overlapping fields: (a) Togail Troi, the Middle Irish narrative of the Trojan War; (b) medieval myth and poetics in relation to Antiquity; (c) medieval Irish language and literature in their global context. My principal long-term project is editing the unpublished Third Recension text of Togail Troí from the manuscripts. Two major sections have appeared so far as articles in Ériu.

Teaching Interests

My principal interests are in historical literature and language studies, with particular reference to Greek, Latin, and medieval Irish, all seen in the context of the transnational study of human cultural development. Historical philology and manuscript studies are my chief modes of work.

Education/Academic qualification

B.A., D. Phil.

Keywords

  • P Philology. Linguistics
  • Middle Irish
  • PA Classical philology
  • Manuscript studies

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