Background
Keith Sidwell was born in 1948, in Wolverhampton, England, to Joan (Little) Sidwell.
King's College, Cambridge, CB2 1ST, UK
Sidwell attended King’s College in Cambridge.
(Reading Medieval Latin is an anthology of Medieval Latin ...)
Reading Medieval Latin is an anthology of Medieval Latin texts, arranged chronologically and thematically with introductions, commentaries and a vocabulary of nonclassical words and meanings. It is a language textbook, designed to introduce students with one year or more of Latin to the Latin writing and culture of the period A.D. 550-1200. It is the only systematic introduction for students to all types of Medieval Latin writing.
https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Medieval-Latin-Keith-Sidwell/dp/052144747X/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(The World of Rome is an introduction to the history and c...)
The World of Rome is an introduction to the history and culture of Rome for anyone seriously interested in the ancient world. It covers all aspects of the city-its rise to power, what made it great and why it still engages and challenges us today. Frequent quotations from ancient writers and numerous illustrations make this a stimulating and accessible introduction to ancient Rome. The book is particularly designed to serve as a background to Reading Latin.
https://www.amazon.com/World-Rome-Introduction-Roman-Culture/dp/0521386004/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously ...)
Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously committed to raising a laugh", Lucian exulted in the exposure of absurdity and the puncturing of pretension, and was capable of finding a comic angle on almost any subject. In this selection we see him conversing with his literary enemies, railing against hypocrisy and the vanity of human wealth and power, and taking a wry look at the power of lust and the unsatisfactory nature of deviant sexual practices.
https://www.amazon.com/Chattering-Courtesans-Other-Sardonic-Sketches/dp/0140447024/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(This book provides a new interpretation of the nature of ...)
This book provides a new interpretation of the nature of Old Comedy and its place at the heart of Athenian democratic politics. Professor Sidwell argues that Aristophanes and his rivals belonged to opposing political groups, each with their own political agenda. Through disguised caricature and parody of their rivals' work, the poets expressed and fuelled the political conflict between their factions. Professor Sidwell rereads the principal texts of Aristophanes and the fragmented remains of the work of his rivals in the light of these arguments for the political foundations of the genre.
https://www.amazon.com/Aristophanes-Democrat-Politics-Satirical-Peloponnesian-ebook/dp/B003AT11HY/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(Reading Latin is a bestselling Latin course designed to h...)
Reading Latin is a bestselling Latin course designed to help mature beginners read classical Latin fluently and intelligently. It does this in three ways: it encourages the reading of continuous texts from the start; it offers generous help with translation at every stage; and it integrates the learning of classical Latin with an appreciation of the influence of the Latin language upon English and European culture from antiquity to the present.
https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Latin-Vocabulary-Peter-Jones/dp/1107618703/?tag=2022091-20
1986
Keith Sidwell was born in 1948, in Wolverhampton, England, to Joan (Little) Sidwell.
Sidwell attended King’s College in Cambridge.
Keith's earlier career was as a secondary school teacher at Forest School in Snaresbrook and Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls in Kent. He also was an educational writer at JACT Greek Project, Hughes Hall in Cambridge.
In 1981 he moved back into university teaching full-time, at the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Lancaster, after a stint at Cambridge 1975-1978 for King's, Christ's and St. Catherine's. In 1985, he moved to the then St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (now Maynooth University), to be Lecturer in the Department of Ancient Classics. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1994 and was Acting Head of Department in 1996-98. Keith was appointed to the re-established (and renamed) Chair of Latin and Greek at UCC in October 1998, and took early retirement in August 2008. In 2011, he was appointed Emeritus Professor.
(Described by a later Greek historian as "a man seriously ...)
2005(Reading Medieval Latin is an anthology of Medieval Latin ...)
1995(This book provides a new interpretation of the nature of ...)
2009(The World of Rome is an introduction to the history and c...)
1997(Reading Latin is a bestselling Latin course designed to h...)
1986