Shirley Ann Barlow is a

classicist 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 ...

specialising in the study of Classical drama and was one of the founding members of the Department of Classics at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

. One of her former students is comedian Alan Davies. She was an Honorary Fellow of

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

Career

Barlow started at the

in 1965 as a Lecturer in Classics. She eventually gained promotion to Senior Lecturer and was, subsequently, head of the Classics department there. She was Master of

Eliot College, Kent Eliot College is the oldest college of the University of Kent. It was established in 1965, the same year the university opened. Namesake The college is named after T. S. Eliot, the poet who died on 4 January 1965, the same day the university ...

and a seminar room in Eliot College is named after her. One of her students in 1986 was the comedian

Alan Davies Alan Roger Davies (; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter. He is best known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (1997–2016) and as the only perm ...

who described Barlow, in his 2009 book ''My favourite people and me: 1978-1988'', as the best teacher he had at Kent whilst describing her as "engaging, and knowledgeable and omeone whoinspired commitment to her subject, classical drama". Barlow was a member of the

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organisation and acted as the president of the Canterbury branch in 1986-1987. She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship to the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

in 1988.

Selected publications

*Barlow, S. A. 1971. ''The Imagery of Euripides''. London. *Barlow, S. A. 1981. "Sophocles' Ajax and Euripides' Heracles", ''Ramus'' 10(2), 112-128. *Barlow, S. A. 1982. "Structure and Dramatic Realism in Euripides' Heracles", ''Greece & Rome" 29(2) 115-125. *Barlow, S. A. 1986. ''Euripides Trojan Women''. Warminster, Aris & Phillips. *Barlow, S. A. 1989. "Stereotype and Reversal in Euripides' Medea", ''Greece & Rome'' 36(2), 158-171. *Barlow, S. A. 1996. ''Euripides: Heracles''. Warminster, Aris & Phillips.

References

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