Burgess, Jonathan S. 1960-

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BURGESS, Jonathan S. 1960-

PERSONAL:

Born April 17, 1960, in Baltimore, MD; son of Hugh F., Sr. (a teacher) and Anne M. (a teacher) Burgess; married Jane Aspinall (an information scientist), December 15, 1988; children: William, Adelaide. Education: Colby College, B.A., 1982; University of Kentucky, M.A., 1987; University of Toronto, Ph.D., 1995.

ADDRESSES:

Office—University of Toronto, 97 St. George, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E8, Canada. E-mail—jburgess@class.utoronto.ca.

CAREER:

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, associate professor of classics, 1995—.

WRITINGS:

The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 2001.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

The Death and Afterlife of Achilles.

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