David Hernández de la Fuente (born 1974 in

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) is a Spanish writer, translator and university lecturer who is specialized in Classics.

Biography

Hernández de la Fuente was born in Madrid in 1974 and he studied at the

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. He obtained university degrees in

Classics Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

, Spanish

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and Law from Madrid University and a PhD in

(2005), supervised by Carlos García Gual, and

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(2011), supervised by

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and Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo. After the completion of his PhD, he has been lecturer of Classical Studies at the

Charles III University of Madrid University Charles III of Madrid ( es, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) (UC3M) is a public university in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Established in 1989, UC3M is an institution with a distinctly international profile. It offers a broad rang ...

, Fellow of the

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at the Chair of Ancient History of the

University of Potsdam The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace of Sanssouci which is known ...

and Professor at the Department of Ancient History at the Spanish

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(

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). He has been visiting scholar at several European and American universities, such as

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University of Florence The University of Florence (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The first universi ...

Paris West University Nanterre La Défense Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, ma ...

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. Currently, he is a Faculty Member of the Department of Classics at the

Fiction writing

David Hernández de la Fuente started his career as fiction writer in 2004 with the book ''Las puertas del sueño'' (Madrid, 2005), which was awarded the VIII Young Artists Prize of the Community of Madrid (Spanish Wikipedia) and he has published ever since novels and short stories in literary journals (Barcelona Review, Cuadernos del Matemático) and anthologies (Inmenso estrecho, etc.). His experimental novel ''Continental'' (2007) was acclaimed by the critic as the work of "one of the most vigorous representatives of the New Spanish Narrative." He has been awarded the prestigious Valencia Prize for Narrative ( Institució Alfons el Magnànim (Spanish Wikipedia), Diputación de Valencia (Spanish Wikipedia)) for his novel ''A cubierto'' (Madrid, 2011). Further on he has published the fictional travel diary ''s/t'', and the novels ''La caverna de las cigarras'', ''El retorno de los Heraclidas'' and ''El origen del vellocino de oro'' .

Essays and non-fiction

Hernández de la Fuente has authored several books on Classics and the Ancient World such as ''Oráculos griegos'' (2008), ''De Galatea a Barbie'' (2010), ''Las máscaras del hidalgo'' (2010), ''Vidas de Pitágoras'' (2011), ''Breve historia de Bizancio'' (2011) ''Historia del pensamiento político griego'' (2014) or ''Civilización Griega'' (2014) among others. He has won unanimous praise from both the public and the critics for his non-fiction writing on Classical Literature and its reception in the modern world. His popular monograph on

Pythagoras Pythagoras of Samos ( grc, Πυθαγόρας ὁ Σάμιος, Pythagóras ho Sámios, Pythagoras the Samos, Samian, or simply ; in Ionian Greek; ) was an ancient Ionians, Ionian Ancient Greek philosophy, Greek philosopher and the eponymou ...

, with two editions, has been appointed "Book of the Year" by the cultural supplement of

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. His last essay on Dionysos and Ariadne ''El despertar del alma'' (2017) has also won praise from both scholars and literary critics. Moreover, he has edited collective monographs such as ''New Perspectives on Late Antiquity'' (2011) or ''The Theodosian Age (AD 379–455): Power, Place, Belief and Learning at the End of the Western Empire'' (2013) and authored numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Hernández de la Fuente has edited, translated into Spanish and commented Classical authors such as

Nonnus of Panopolis Nonnus of Panopolis ( grc-gre, Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης, ''Nónnos ho Panopolítēs'', 5th century CE) was the most notable Greek epic poet of the Imperial Roman era. He was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in the Egyptian Thebai ...

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...

Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...

Pindar Pindar (; grc-gre, Πίνδαρος , ; la, Pindarus; ) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is ...

Literary criticism

He regularly collaborates in several journals of literature, history and literary criticism (''Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos'', ''Revista de Libros'', etc.) and in daily newspapers such as '' La Razón''. Hernández de la Fuente has authored numerous articles of popular science regarding the Ancient World and he is advisor for Classical Antiquity at the magazine '' Historia National Geographic (Spanish Wikipedia)''.

Awards and fellowships

* Prize for Young Narrative.

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(2004) for the book ''Las puertas del sueño''. * Prize of the Pastor Foundation for Classical Studies (2005) * Fellowship of the

(2009) * "Valencia" Prize for Narrative. Institució Alfons el Magnànim (

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(2010) for the book ''A cubierto''. * ''Vidas de Pitágoras'': Book of the Year (Biographies) in

(2011)Libros del año 2011

* Burgen Scholarship Award 2014.

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Works

Fiction

* ''El origen del vellocino de oro'' (Mitología. Gredos-RBA, Barcelona 2017). . * ''El regreso de los Heraclidas'' (Mitología. Gredos-RBA, Barcelona 2017). . * ''La caverna de las cigarras'' (Literaturas Com Libros, Madrid 2011). . * ''s/t'' (s/t, Berlin 2011). . * ''A cubierto'' (Nowtilus, Madrid 2011). . * ''Continental'' (Kailas, Madrid 2007). . * 'El último dálmata' in ''Inmenso estrecho. Cuentos sobre inmigración'' (Kailas, Madrid 2005 y Puzzle, Madrid 2006). and (pocket). * ''Las puertas del sueño'' (Kailas, Madrid, 2005). . Second edition (Musa a las 9, Madrid 2011 ).

Non-fiction

* ''El despertar del alma. Dioniso y Ariadna: Mito y Misterio'', (Editorial Ariel, Barcelona 2017). . * ''Breve historia política del mundo clásico'' (with Pedro Barceló), (Escolar y Mayo editores, Madrid 2017). . * ''De ὅρος a limes: el concepto de frontera en el mundo antiguo y su recepción'' (edited with Marco Alviz Fernández), (Escolar y Mayo editores, Madrid 2017). . * ''De Orfeo a David Lynch: Mito, Simbolismo y Recepción. Ensayos y ficciones'' (edited with Fernando Broncano), (Escolar y Mayo editores, Madrid 2015). . * ''Mitología clásica'' (Alianza Editorial, Madrid 2015). . * '' El mito de Orfeo. Motivos, símbolos y tradición literaria'' (with Carlos García Gual), (

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2014). . * ''New Perspectives on Late Antiquity in the Eastern Roman Empire'' (edited with Ana de Francisco Heredero and Susana Torres Prieto), (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle 2014). . * ''Historia del pensamiento político griego: teoría y praxis'' (with Pedro Barceló), (Editorial Trotta, Madrid 2014). . * ''Civilización Griega'' (con Raquel López Melero), (Alianza Editorial, Madrid 2014). . * ''Breve Historia de Bizancio'' (Alianza Editorial, Madrid 2014). . * ''El espejismo del bárbaro. Ciudadanos y extranjeros al final de la Antigüedad'' (edited with David Álvarez Jiménez and Rosa Sanz Serrano), (Biblioteca Potestas, n.1, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón 2013). * ''The Theodosian Age (AD 379–455): Power, Place, Belief and Learning at the End of the Western Empire'' (edited with Rosa García-Gasco and Sergio González Sánchez), (Archaeopress, Oxford 2013). * ''De Prometeo a Frankenstein: autómatas, ciborgs y otras creaciones más que humanas'' (edited with Fernando Broncano), (Ediciones Evohé, Madrid 2012). . * ''Vidas de Pitágoras'' (Ediciones Atalanta, Vilaür 2011). . Revised second edition (Ediciones Atalanta, Vilaür 2014. .). * ''New Perspectives on Late Antiquity'' (ed.), (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle 2011). * ''Las máscaras del hidalgo'' (Delirio Ediciones, Salamanca 2010). * ''De Galatea a Barbie: Autómatas, robots y otras figuras de la construcción femenina'' (edited with Fernando Broncano), (Lengua de Trapo, Madrid 2010). * ''Bakkhos Anax. Un estudio sobre Nono de Panópolis'' (Nueva Roma, 30, CSIC, Madrid 2008). * ''Cuadernos del abismo: homenaje a H.P. Lovecraft'' (edited with Fernando Broncano), (Literaturas.Com Libros, Madrid 2008). . Revised second edition (Literaturas Com Libros, Madrid 2009). * ''Oráculos griegos'' (Alianza Editorial, Madrid 2008). * ''La mitología contada con sencillez'' (Maeva, Madrid, 2005). * ''Lovecraft. Una mitología'' (ELR, Madrid, 2004).

Translations

* Pedro Barceló, ''Alejandro Magno'', Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 2011. *

Nonnus Nonnus of Panopolis ( grc-gre, Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης, ''Nónnos ho Panopolítēs'', 5th century CE) was the most notable Greek epic poet of the Imperial Roman era. He was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in the Egyptian Thebai ...

, ''Dionisíacas. Cantos XXXVII-XLVIII'' (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos, 370), Editorial Gredos, Madrid, 2008. *

, ''Vidas paralelas. Vol. V: Cimón-Lúculo'' (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos, 362), Editorial Gredos, Madrid, 2007. *

Bryan Ward-Perkins Bryan Ward-Perkins is an archaeologist and historian of the later Roman Empire and early Middle Ages, with a particular focus on the transitional period between those two eras, an historical sub-field also known as Late Antiquity. Ward-Perkins i ...

, ''La caída de Roma y el fin de la civilización'' (trans. with Manuel Cuesta), Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 2007. *

, ''Dionisíacas. Cantos XXV-XXXVI'' (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos, 319), Editorial Gredos, Madrid, 2004. * ''Cantar de

Ruodlieb ''Ruodlieb'' is a fragmentary romance in Latin verse written by an unknown southern German poet who flourished about 1030. He was almost certainly a monk of the Bavarian Tegernsee Abbey. The poem is one of the earliest German romances of knightl ...

'', Celeste, Madrid 2002. . Revised second edition (Musa a las 9, Madrid 2010 ) *

, ''Dionisíacas. Cantos XIII-XXIV'' (Biblioteca Clásica Gredos, 286), Editorial Gredos, Madrid, 2001.

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