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Chrysostomos Kostopoulos

Lecturer in Modern Greek

Chrysostomos Kostopoulos studied Classics at the University of Ioannina and earned an MA and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His interests vary from Roman and Ancient Greek Science to Modern Greek linguistics, history, and politics. He has published reviews and articles in journals such as Delos, Mouseion, and Ombrela and has presented papers at various national and international conferences. At UF, he teaches courses on Modern Greek language and literature as well as Modern Greek history, Greek identity, and the continuity of the Greek civilization from ancient to modern times.

Recent Publications

  • “Andreas Karkavitsas, The Archeologist and Selected Sea Stories” (Book Review) forthcoming of Delos: A Journal of Translation and World Literature. (Fall 2022)
  • “Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in your Hand” (Book Review), Mouseion Volume 15 No. 1 2018: 162-165
  • “Translating Nikos Kavvadias Poetry into English” OLME 90, 2008: 35-48
  • “Cheiron in America: Myth and Allegory in the Centaur of John Updike” Omprela 76, 2007: 57-60