S. Sara Monoson (b. 1960) is

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and

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. She specialises in the history of political theory, politics in ancient Greece, and classical receptions.

Education

Monoson received an MSc in political philosophy from the

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, and a BA from

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. She was awarded her PhD from

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Research

Monoson's monograph, ''Plato's Democratic Entanglements: Athenian Politics and the Practice of Philosophy'', was based on her doctoral thesis and was published by

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in 2000. It was awarded the 2001

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’s Best First Book Award. Monoson was

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Fellow at the

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, University of London, 2018–19.

Selected bibliography

* ''Plato's Democratic Entanglements: Athenian Politics and the Practice of Philosophy'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000) * 'Socrates’ Military Service, ''Our Ancient Wars'', edited by Victor Caston and Silke-Maria Weineck (Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 2016) * 'Aesop Said So: Ancient Wisdom and Radical Politics in 1930s NY', ''Classical Receptions Journal'', 2016, Vol 8, Issue 1, 90–113 * (co-authored with Laura Lodewyck) 'Performing for Soldiers: 21st Century Experiments in Greek Theater in the US', ''The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas'', edited by Kathryn Bosher, Fiona Mcintosh, Justine McConnell and Patrice Rankine, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015)

External links

Illustrating the ‘Red Decade’, with Sara Monoson (Classics Confidential)

Dorothy Tarrant Lecture

Combat Trauma on the Ancient Stage Lecture

Reference list

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