Publications
2021
Travels with Odysseus and the Odyssey in twenty-first-century television documentaries.
Hobden, F. (2021). Travels with Odysseus and the Odyssey in twenty-first-century television documentaries.. In H. Gardner, & A. Potter (Eds.), Ancient Epic in Film and Television (pp. 135-151). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
2020
Book Review: TV Antiquity: Swords, Sandals, Blood and Sand
Hobden, F. (2020). Book Review: TV Antiquity: Swords, Sandals, Blood and Sand. Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, 15(4), 424-426. doi:10.1177/1749602020951653
Xenophon
Hobden, F. (2020). Xenophon. London: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/xenophon-9781474298476/
Redirecting the gaze: the woman and the gladiator on television in the twenty-first century
Hobden, F., & Potter, A. (2020). Redirecting the gaze: the woman and the gladiator on television in the twenty-first century. In A. Potter, C. Smith, J. Messenger, & R. Zeti (Eds.), New Voices in Classical Reception Studies Vol. 2 (pp. 29-54). Open University, Faculty of Arts. Retrieved from https://fass.open.ac.uk/
Making leaders great again? Lessons in leadership from Xenophon the Athenian
Hobden, F. (2020). Making leaders great again? Lessons in leadership from Xenophon the Athenian. Omnibus.
2019
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (STARZ, 2010): a necessary fiction?
Hobden, F. E. (2019). Spartacus: Blood and Sand (STARZ, 2010): a necessary fiction?. In R. Witcher, & D. P. van Helden (Eds.), Researching the Archaeological Past through Imagined Narratives: A Necessary Fiction (pp. 238-253). London and New York: Routledge.
2018
(C.M.) Draycott and (M.) Stamatopoulou (eds) Dining and Death: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the ‘Funerary Banquet’ in Ancient Art, Burial and Ritual (Colloquia Antiqua 16). Leuven: Peeters, 2016. Pp. xxxviii + 690. €110. 9789042932417.
Hobden, F. (2018). (C.M.) Draycott and (M.) Stamatopoulou (eds) Dining and Death: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the ‘Funerary Banquet’ in Ancient Art, Burial and Ritual (Colloquia Antiqua 16). Leuven: Peeters, 2016. Pp. xxxviii + 690. €110. 9789042932417.. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 138, 290-291. doi:10.1017/s0075426918000381
Ancient Greece on British Television
Hobden, F. E., & Wrigley, A. (Eds.) (2018). Ancient Greece on British Television. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474412599.001.0001
Are We the Greeks? Understanding Antiquity and Ourselves in Television Documentaries
Hobden, F. E. (2018). Are We the Greeks? Understanding Antiquity and Ourselves in Television Documentaries. In F. E. Hobden, & A. Wrigley (Eds.), Ancient Greece on British Television (pp. 24-43). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Broadcasting Greece: An Introduction to Greek Antiquity on the Small Screen
Hobden, F. E., & Wrigley, A. (2018). Broadcasting Greece: An Introduction to Greek Antiquity on the Small Screen. In F. Hobden, & A. Wrigley (Eds.), Ancient Greece on British Television (pp. 1-23). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Augustus and the Politics of the Past in Television Documentaries Today
Hobden, F. E. (2018). Augustus and the Politics of the Past in Television Documentaries Today. In P. Goodman (Ed.), Afterlives of Augustus, AD 14-2014 (pp. 294-321). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108529167.017
Greece in the Making: From Intention to Practicalities in Television Documentaries. A Conversation with Michael Scott and David Wilson
Hobden, F. E. (2018). Greece in the Making: From Intention to Practicalities in Television Documentaries. A Conversation with Michael Scott and David Wilson. In F. E. Hobden, & A. Wrigley (Eds.), Ancient Greece on British Television. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
2017
Ancient World Documentaries
Hobden, F. (2017). Ancient World Documentaries. In Unknown Book (pp. 491-514). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118741382.ch22
Book Review of Couched in Death: Klinai and Identity in Anatolia and Beyond, by Elizabeth P. Baughan
Hobden, F. (n.d.). Book Review of Couched in Death: Klinai and Identity in Anatolia and Beyond, by Elizabeth P. Baughan. American Journal of Archaeology, 121(1). doi:10.3764/ajaonline1211.hobden
2016
Between Media and Genres: Pompeii and the Construction of Historical Knowledge on British Television Today
Hobden, F. E. (2016). Between Media and Genres: Pompeii and the Construction of Historical Knowledge on British Television Today. In A. Sabban, & S. Jaki (Eds.), Wissenformate in den Medien: Analysen aus Medienlinguistik und Medienwissenschaft (pp. 119-138). Berlin: Frank & Timme.
Xenophon’s Oeconomicus
Hobden, F. E. (2016). Xenophon’s Oeconomicus. In M. Flower (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon (pp. 152-173). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781107279308.011
From philosophy to psychotherapy: retelling the story in Jeanette Winterson’s Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles (2005)
Hobden, F. E. (2016). From philosophy to psychotherapy: retelling the story in Jeanette Winterson’s Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles (2005). New Voices in Classical Reception Studies, (11), 16-31. Retrieved from http://fass.open.ac.uk/research/newvoices/issue11
2015
Marek Wecowski: The Rise of the Greek Aristocratic Banquet, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2014, in: sehepunkte 15 (2015), Nr. 9 [15.09.2015], URL: http://www.sehepunkte.de /2015/09/25041.html
Hobden, F. E. (n.d.). Marek Wecowski: The Rise of the Greek Aristocratic Banquet, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2014, in: sehepunkte 15 (2015), Nr. 9 [15.09.2015], URL: http://www.sehepunkte.de /2015/09/25041.html. Sehepunkte : Rezensionsjournal für Geschichtswissenschaften, 15(9). Retrieved from http://www.sehepunkte.de/2015/09/25041.html
2014
DRINKING ON POTS - (K.) Topper The Imagery of the Athenian Symposium. Pp. xii + 225, ills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Cased, £60, US$99. ISBN: 978-1-107-01102-1.
Hobden, F. (2014). DRINKING ON POTS - (K.) Topper The Imagery of the Athenian Symposium. Pp. xii + 225, ills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Cased, £60, US$99. ISBN: 978-1-107-01102-1.. The Classical Review, 64(2), 573-575. doi:10.1017/s0009840x14001310
Andron
Hobden, F. (2014). Andron. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (pp. 243-247). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1432
Lorna Hardwick and Stephen Harrison (eds.), Classics in the Modern World. A Democratic Turn? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pp. 520. ISBN 978-0-19-967392-6. US$160/£90.
Hobden, F. E. (2014). Lorna Hardwick and Stephen Harrison (eds.), Classics in the Modern World. A Democratic Turn? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pp. 520. ISBN 978-0-19-967392-6. US$160/£90.. Acta Classica, 57. Retrieved from http://www.casa-kvsa.org.za/AC57-Hobden.pdf
Symposion
Hobden, F. (2014). Symposion. In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology (pp. 7189-7193). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1482
2013
COMPANION TO GREEK MYTH - K. Dowden, N. Livingstone (edd.) A Companion to Greek Mythology. Pp. xxviii + 643, ills, maps. Malden, MA and Oxford: Wiley–Blackwell, 2011. Cased, £120, €144, US$199.95. ISBN: 978-1-4051-1178-2.
Hobden, F. (2013). COMPANION TO GREEK MYTH - K. Dowden, N. Livingstone (edd.) A Companion to Greek Mythology. Pp. xxviii + 643, ills, maps. Malden, MA and Oxford: Wiley–Blackwell, 2011. Cased, £120, €144, US$199.95. ISBN: 978-1-4051-1178-2.. The Classical Review, 63(2), 587-589. doi:10.1017/s0009840x13001339
Envisioning Landscapes: Adaptation and Renewal (Special issue of Cultural History, volume 2.2)
Hobden, F. E., & Kempf, D. (Eds.) (2013). Envisioning Landscapes: Adaptation and Renewal (Special issue of Cultural History, volume 2.2). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Introduction
Hobden, F., & Kempf, D. (2013). Introduction. Cultural History, 2(2), 125-132. doi:10.3366/cult.2013.0042
The archaeological aesthetic in ancient world documentary
Hobden, F. (2013). The archaeological aesthetic in ancient world documentary. Media, Culture & Society, 35(3), 366-381. doi:10.1177/0163443712472091
Presenting the past: authenticity and authority in Athens: The Truth about Democracy (Lion TV, 2007)
Hobden, F. (2013). Presenting the past: authenticity and authority in Athens: The Truth about Democracy (Lion TV, 2007). Classical Receptions Journal, 5(1), 1-37. doi:10.1093/crj/cls006
The Symposion in Ancient Greek Society and Thought
Hobden, F. (2013). The Symposion in Ancient Greek Society and Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6965740/?site_locale=en_GB
2012
Introduction
Hobden, F., & Tuplin, C. (2012). Introduction. In Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry (pp. 1-41). BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004234192_002
Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Inquiry
Hobden, F. E., & Tuplin, C. J. (Eds.) (2012). Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Inquiry. Leiden: Brill.
2011
Abusive Mouths in Classical Athens. By Nancy Worman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008. Pp. xi, 1-385
Hobden, F. E. (2011). Abusive Mouths in Classical Athens. By Nancy Worman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008. Pp. xi, 1-385. Phoenix, 65(1/2), 161-164.
Douglas M. MacDowell, Demosthenes the Orator (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), pp.xii + 457, £79.00, $135.00, ISBN 978 0199287192 (hbk)
Hobden, F. E. (2011). Douglas M. MacDowell, Demosthenes the Orator (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), pp.xii + 457, £79.00, $135.00, ISBN 978 0199287192 (hbk). Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek Political Thought, 28, 155-159.
Enter the Divine: Sympotic Performance and Religious Experience
Hobden, F. E. (2011). Enter the Divine: Sympotic Performance and Religious Experience. In A. P. M. H. Lardinois, J. Blok, & M. G. M. van der Poel (Eds.), Unknown Book (pp. 37-57). Leiden.
2010
Did Euphiletus murder Eratosthenes?
Hobden, F. (2010). Did Euphiletus murder Eratosthenes?. Omnibus, 59, 11-13.
Jenny Blackwood: The Priestess and the Slave (Hardley Rille Books, 2009), paperback, rrp. £8.95.
Hobden, F. (2010). Jenny Blackwood: The Priestess and the Slave (Hardley Rille Books, 2009), paperback, rrp. £8.95.. HerStoria, 5, 49-50.
2009
History Meets Fiction in <i>Doctor Who</i>, ‘The Fires of Pompeii’: A BBC Reception of Ancient Rome on Screen and Online
HOBDEN, F. (2009). History Meets Fiction in <i>Doctor Who</i>, ‘The Fires of Pompeii’: A BBC Reception of Ancient Rome on Screen and Online. Greece and Rome, 56(2), 147-163. doi:10.1017/s0017383509990015
Love on Lesbos: the Songs of Sappho
Hobden, F. (2009). Love on Lesbos: the Songs of Sappho. HerStoria, 1, 32-39.
Symposion and the rhetorics of commensality in Demosthenes 19, On the False Embassy
Hobden, F. E. (2009). Symposion and the rhetorics of commensality in Demosthenes 19, On the False Embassy. In M. Haake, R. von den Hoff, & C. Mann (Eds.), Unknown Book (pp. 71-87). Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag.
The Politics of the Symposion
Hobden, F. (2009). The Politics of the Symposion. In G. Boys-Stones, B. Graziosi, & P. Vasunia (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies (pp. 271-280). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2008
Rosen (R.) and Sluiter (I.) Ed. City, countryside, and the spatial organization of value in Classical antiquity. (Mnemosyne Supplment 279). Leiden: Brill, 2006. Pp. x + 384. EURO 129. 9004150439
Hobden, F. (2008). Rosen (R.) and Sluiter (I.) Ed. City, countryside, and the spatial organization of value in Classical antiquity. (Mnemosyne Supplment 279). Leiden: Brill, 2006. Pp. x + 384. EURO 129. 9004150439. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 128, 121-122.
Simon Goldhill, Robin Osborne, Rethinking Revolutions through Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xv, 319. ISBN 978-0-521-86212-6. $100.00.
Hobden, F. (2008). Simon Goldhill, Robin Osborne, Rethinking Revolutions through Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xv, 319. ISBN 978-0-521-86212-6. $100.00.. Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2008.06.40.
2007
IMAGINING PAST AND PRESENT: A RHETORICAL STRATEGY IN AESCHINES 3, <i>AGAINST CTESIPHON</i>
HOBDEN, F. (2007). IMAGINING PAST AND PRESENT: A RHETORICAL STRATEGY IN AESCHINES 3, <i>AGAINST CTESIPHON</i>. The Classical Quarterly, 57(2), 490-501. doi:10.1017/s0009838807000523
How to throw a party, Greek style
Hobden, F. (2007). How to throw a party, Greek style. Iris, 3, 14-16.
The “Men from Phyle” from Agora to <i>Agôn</i>: The Rhetorical Life of Athens' Democratic Counterrevolutionaries
Hobden, F. (2007). The “Men from Phyle” from Agora to <i>Agôn</i>: The Rhetorical Life of Athens' Democratic Counterrevolutionaries. Advances in the History of Rhetoric, 10(1), 151-174. doi:10.1080/15362426.2007.10557280
2006
M. Lefkowitz and B. Fant. Women's Life in Greece and Rome. Third Edition. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2005. Pp. xxvii, 420. $59.95. ISBN 0-8018-8309-1 (hardback). $22.95. ISBN 0-8018-8310-5 (paperback)
Hobden, F. (2006). M. Lefkowitz and B. Fant. Women's Life in Greece and Rome. Third Edition. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2005. Pp. xxvii, 420. $59.95. ISBN 0-8018-8309-1 (hardback). $22.95. ISBN 0-8018-8310-5 (paperback). Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2006.07.22. Retrieved from http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2006/2006-07-22.html
Rademaker (A.). Sophrosyne and the rhetoric of restraint. Polysemy & persuasive use of an ancient Greek value term (Mnemosyne Supplement 259). Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2005. Pp xi + 375. EUR 85. 9004142517
Hobden, F. (2006). Rademaker (A.). Sophrosyne and the rhetoric of restraint. Polysemy & persuasive use of an ancient Greek value term (Mnemosyne Supplement 259). Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2005. Pp xi + 375. EUR 85. 9004142517. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 126, 35-36.
2005
Reading Xenophon's Symposium
Hobden, F. (2005). Reading Xenophon's Symposium. Ramus, 34(2), 93-111. doi:10.1017/s0048671x00000965
2004
How to be a good symposiast and other lessons from Xenophon's<i>Symposium</i>
Hobden, F. (2004). How to be a good symposiast and other lessons from Xenophon's<i>Symposium</i>. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society, 50, 121-140. doi:10.1017/s0068673500001073
L. Crompton, Homosexuality and Civilization, Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press, 2003, Pp. xv, 623, ISBN 0-674-01197-X, $35.00
Hobden, F. (2004). L. Crompton, Homosexuality and Civilization, Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press, 2003, Pp. xv, 623, ISBN 0-674-01197-X, $35.00. Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2004.09.45. Retrieved from http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2004/2004-09-45.html