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Dr. Sarah Miles is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University. Her research focuses on Greek comedy, tragedy, and paratragedy from the 5th–3rd centuries BCE, as well as the reception of ancient Greek literature in 20th/21st-century popular culture, particularly children’s media and animation. She explores how paratragedy in fragments of Old Comedy functioned as a mode of reception and popularization of Greek drama. Her current projects include a monograph on the Fragments of Old Comedy and co-editing an interdisciplinary volume on Plato and Comedy with Cambridge University Press.
Education: B.A. in Classics at the University of Oxford, followed by postgraduate work at the University of Nottingham, where she completed her Ph.D. Her doctoral thesis, Strattis, Tragedy, and Comedy, is available at Nottingham’s e-prints repository.
Research Interests: She investigates the interplay between ancient Greek drama and philosophy, particularly Plato’s engagement with comedy. Her work on the Plato on Comedy Project (2018–2019) involved international collaborations and produced edited volumes, conferences, and workshops. She also examines modern adaptations of Greek myths in animation and children’s media, such as Ulysses 31 and Samurai Jack.
Publications Trends: Her work spans book reviews of major studies in Greek comedy and tragedy, chapters on Hellenistic drama, paratragedy, and Euripidean stagecraft. Recent contributions highlight interdisciplinary approaches to classical reception and ancient performance practices.
Outreach: She offers school talks on Aristophanes, Greek drama, and classical reception in pop culture. She emphasizes making ancient literature accessible through modern media.
Collaborative Work: Co-organizer of the Plato on Comedy Project with Durham colleagues and international partners. This project bridges classical studies and philosophy to explore Plato’s complex relationship with comedy.
Labs/Teams: Active in Durham’s Classics department, contributing to research seminars and interdisciplinary initiatives.
