Speaker

Armand D’Angour is a Professor of Classics at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He has published articles and chapters on the music, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, and has conducted research into reconstructing the sounds of ancient Greek music. Recent books include Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher (2019), and How to Innovate: an Ancient Guide to Creative Thinking. Since 2019 Prof. D’Angour has promoted the teaching of Latin and Greek in the original languages at Jesus College, Oxford, with the aim of creating a University-wide adoption of the active method.