Anthony Podlecki

Anthony Joseph Podlecki (25 January 1936 – 31 July 2023) was an American classical scholar, known primarily for his work on Greek tragedy and its political context in classical Athens.

Biography Podlecki was born in Buffalo, New York, on 25 January 1936. After being educated at Canisius High School in Buffalo, he studied at the College of the Holy Cross, obtaining his AB in 1957. He then studied at Lincoln College, Oxford as a Fulbright Scholar, obtaining his BA in 1960. At Oxford, he was taught by George Forrest, whose ideas about Aeschylus formed the basis for his doctoral research. He then studied at the University of Toronto, obtaining his MA in 1961 and his doctorate in 1963. His doctoral thesis, written under the supervision of Desmond Conacher, concerned the political background to the tragedies of Aeschylus. A revised version of this thesis was published as a book in 1966.

As an emeritus professor, Podlecki also held visiting professorships at Swarthmore College, Nancy and Grenoble.

Selected publications