Frederick Ahl

Biographic Data

ID1059709
NAMEFrederick Ahl
GIVEN NAMESFrederick
FAMILY NAMEAhl
SIGNATUREAHL F
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS98
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1971
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
H-INDEX4

  • Oxford World's Classics

    Virgil [Publius Vergilius Maro], Frederick Ahl et al.EDITORBOOKAeneid2008

  • Wordplay and Apparent Fiction in the Odyssey

    Frederick AhlARTICLEArethusa2002Cited by: 3

    Wordplay and Apparent Fiction in the Odyssey Frederick Ahl Inclusion of the word "fiction" in the title of a paper on Homer may seem to indicate that, to paraphrase Gregory Nagy, I am starting my discussion of Homer from Ruth Finnegan rather than Lord and Parry.1 In this paper, however, I am approaching the Odyssey as if it were the product of a seamster rather than a weaver: constructed from bits and pieces of material already in existence whose…

  • Seneca in Performance

    Frederick Ahl, Elaine Fantham et al.BOOKSeneca in Performance2000

    The plays of Seneca the Younger, minister and philosopher under Nero, are today increasingly studied, appreciated - and performed. Here, in a collection of papers from an international cast, scholars explore both established questions, such as the playwright's subtleties of characterisation, his relation to contemporary Roman spectacle and art - and the problems arising in translating him to modern text or stage.

  • The "Odyssey" Re-Formed

    William G Thalmann, Frederick Ahl et al.ARTICLEThe Classical World1999

  • The "Odyssey" Re-formed

    Frederick Ahl, Hanna M RoismanBOOKOdyssey Re-Formed1996Cited by: 27

    Frederick Ahl and Hanna M. Roisman believe that contemporary readers who do not know ancient Greek can gain a sophisticated grasp of the Odyssey if they are aware of some of the issues that intrigue and puzzle the experts. They offer a challenging new reading of the epic that is directed to the general student of literature as well as to the classicist.Ahl and Roisman suggest that, while translators have served the Odyssey and its English-speakin…

  • Sophocles' Oedipus

    Christina Elliott Sorum, Frederick AhlARTICLEThe American Journal of Philology1993Cited by: 4

  • Sophocles' Oedipus

    Charles Segal, Frederick AhlARTICLEThe Classical World1992Cited by: 2

  • Seneca

    Jerry Clack, Seneca Seneca et al.ARTICLEThe Classical World1988

  • Metaformations

    William S Anderson, Frederick Ahl et al.ARTICLEThe American Journal of Philology1988Cited by: 6

  • Metaformations

    N Gro, Nicolas Gross et al.ARTICLEThe Classical World1987

  • Metaformations

    Frederick AhlBOOKMetaformations1985Cited by: 40

  • Lucan's De Incendio Urbis, Epistulae ex Campania and Nero's Ban

    Frederick Ahl, Frederick M AhlARTICLETransactions and Proceedings of…1971Cited by: 16