Description: This volume presents the first results of research conducted on 'The Social and Cultural Construction of Emotions: The Greek Paradigm' by a research group in Oxford funded by the European Research Council.
Brief description: Angelos Chaniotis, Professor of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, was Principal Investigator of the project 'The Social and Cultural Construction of Emotions: the Greek Paradigm' in Oxford (2009-13). His current research focuses on the role of memory, emotions, and theatrical behavior in Greek society, and on the history of the night in Greek Antiquity.
Review Quotes: "...will almost certainly help inspire more much-needed work on the emotions in history and on the history of the emotions."