Bernardo Ballesteros Petrella

Bernardo Ballesteros Petrella

Ass.-Prof., PhD

20122024

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My research concentrates on Homer, early Greek hexameter poems, and their connection with preceding and neighbouring Near Eastern literatures. I am particularly interested in ancient poetic craft and how myth and poetry refract culture, society and religion. My first book, Divine Assemblies in Early Greek and Babylonian Epic (Oxford University Press), investigates the gods of archaic Greek and Sumero-Akkadian epic. A new project compares how orality and writing affected poetic technique and audience expectations in archaic Greece and Babylonia, and considers the possibility of a Hellenic reception of Near Eastern poetry. I take a broad interest in comparing texts in several pre-modern cultures, particularly religious and mythological, following historical and literary approaches.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Classical Philology, Diploma di Licenza, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Classical Languages and Literature, D.Phil, University of Oxford

External positions

Research Associate, University of Oxford

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