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Pauline LeVen is a Professor of Classics and Music (by courtesy) at Yale University, serving as Chair of the Humanities Program. She holds a joint PhD from the École Normale Supérieure (Paris) and Princeton University (2008). Her research bridges ancient Greek literature, musical culture, and posthuman ecocriticism. Notable works include The Many-Headed Muse (2014), exploring late classical lyric poetry, and Music and Metamorphosis in Greco-Roman Thought (2021), analyzing myths of musical transformation. She co-edited the first volume of the Cultural History of Western Music (2023), fostering dialogue between Classics and musicology.
- Education: École Normale Supérieure, Sorbonne, Princeton University
- Awards: Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Prize, Fulbright Fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa Sibley Fellowship
Her current projects include Greek Poetry and the Anthropocene, examining non-human elements in lyric poetry, and The Musician in Nine Greek Myths (with Sean Gurd), exploring social and cultural dimensions of ancient music. Recent courses include 'Ancient Musical Thought from Homer to Confucius' and 'Helen after Troy.'
LeVen’s work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating literary criticism, musicology, and environmental humanities to reinterpret ancient texts and cultural practices.
