David Holton

Selwyn College
  • Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek
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David Holton specialises in medieval and modern Greek language and literature, with special reference to the romance genre, early printing, Crete and Cyprus under Venetian rule, and the history and present structure of Greek.

 

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Selected Publications

(With Tasoula M. Markomihelaki). 螜蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿畏蟼 危蠅蟽维谓谓畏蟼 蟿慰蠀 螠维蟻魏慰蠀 螖蔚蠁伪蟻维谓伪. 螘蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏萎 苇魏未慰蟽畏, 蔚喂蟽伪纬蠅纬萎, 蟽蠂蠈位喂伪 魏伪喂 蔚蟺委渭蔚蟿蟻慰. Heraklion: Panepistimiakes Ekdoseis Kritis, 2025.

(With Io Manolessou (eds.)). The Greek Language after Antiquity: Advances and Challenges in Historical Linguistics. Edited by David Holton. London & New York: Routledge [British School at Athens 鈥 Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies], 2025.

芦螤蠈蟿蔚 蟿蔚位蔚委蠅蟽蔚 畏 螝蟻畏蟿喂魏萎 螒谓伪纬苇谓谓畏蟽畏;禄, Proceedings of the 13th International Congress of Cretan Studies (Agios Nikolaos, 5-9 October 2022), 2025. Online:

芦螚 蟽畏渭伪蟽委伪 蟿畏蟼 谓蔚慰蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 16慰蠀 伪喂蠋谓伪禄, 螡苇伪 螘蟽蟿委伪 189 (螖蔚魏. 2024): 1056-67.

芦韦伪 蟺慰位喂蟿喂蟽渭喂魏维 蟽蠀渭蠁蟻伪味蠈渭蔚谓伪 蟿畏蟼 魏蠀蟺蟻喂伪魏萎蟼 危蠀位位慰纬萎蟼: 螚 蟽蠂苇蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 渭蔚 蟿伪 渭伪未蟻喂纬维位喂伪 蟿慰蠀 Giandomenico Martoretta禄, in: Marina Rodosthenous-Balafa (ed.), 螠蔚位苇蟿蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 魏蠀蟺蟻喂伪魏萎 危蠀位位慰纬萎 螒谓伪纬蔚谓谓畏蟽喂伪魏蠋谓 蟺慰喂畏渭维蟿蠅谓. Athens: Ethniko Idryma Erevnon, 2022, pp. 21-52. 

(With David Ricks), Obituary. 鈥淧eter Mackridge (1946-2022)鈥, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 46.2 (2022) 153-157. 

芦韦喂 未喂维尾伪蟽蔚 慰 螔喂蟿蟽苇谓蟿味慰蟼 螝慰蟻谓维蟻慰蟼 蟺蟻喂谓 纬蟻维蠄蔚喂 蟿慰谓 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰;禄, in: M. Hnaraki; (ed.), 芦螕喂伪蟿委鈥 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰蟼 蟽蟿慰谓 21慰 伪喂蠋谓伪 蟽蟿畏谓 螝蟻萎蟿畏 魏伪喂 蟿慰谓 螝蠈蟽渭慰;禄 /鈥淲hy鈥;Erotokritos in the 21st century in Crete and the world?鈥.螤蔚蟺蟻伪纬渭苇谓伪;危蠀谓蔚未蟻委慰蠀. Heraklion: World Council of Cretans, 2021, pp. 39-54.

芦螕喂伪蟿委 蠂蟻蔚喂维味蔚蟿伪喂 渭喂伪 纬蟻伪渭渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟿畏蟼 渭蔚蟽伪喂蠅谓喂魏萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟺蟻蠋喂渭畏蟼 谓苇伪蟼 蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎蟼;禄, in: Vasileios Sabatakakis(ed.), 危蟿蝿 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏蠈 危蠀谓苇未蟻喂慰 螡蔚慰蔚位位畏谓喂魏蠋谓 危蟺慰蠀未蠋谓 蟿畏蟼 螘蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏萎蟼 螘蟿伪喂蟻蔚委伪蟼 螡蔚慰蔚位位畏谓喂魏蠋谓 危蟺慰蠀未蠋谓. 螣 蔚位位畏谓喂魏蠈蟼 魏蠈蟽渭慰蟼 蟽蔚 蟺蔚蟻喂蠈未慰蠀蟼 魏蟻委蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 伪谓维魏伪渭蠄畏蟼, 1204-2018. 螞慰蠀谓蟿, 4-7 螣魏蟿蠅尾蟻委慰蠀 2018: 螤蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维. Athens, 2020, Vol. 3, pp. 395-404.

鈥淟鈥檃rtisticit脿 dell鈥橢rotocrito鈥, Periptero: Letteratura e dintorni in Grecia 06-07 (2019), 58-67.

鈥淢edieval and Early Modern Greek: more data, more clarity?鈥 In M. Chondrogianni et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, 7-9 September 2017 (2019), pp. 17-29.

(With Geoffrey Horrocks, Marjolijne Janssen, Tina Lendari, Io Manolessou and Notis Toufexis). The 密桃视频 Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek. 4 vols. 密桃视频: 密桃视频 University Press, 2019.

鈥淜azantzakis in 密桃视频.鈥 In P. Mackridge and D. Ricks (eds.). The British Council and Anglo-Greek literary interactions, 1945-1955. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018, pp. 215-26.

芦韦慰 蔚蟺委胃蔚蟿慰 蟽蟿慰谓 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰.禄 In Tasos A. Kaplanis, Tasoula M. Markomichelaki and Sotiria Stavrakopoulou (eds.), 螣 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 螔. 螝慰蟻谓维蟻慰蠀: 蔚蟻蔚蠀谓畏蟿喂魏苇蟼 蟺蟻慰蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 蟺蟻慰慰蟺蟿喂魏苇蟼. 螤蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 未喂蔚胃谓慰蠉蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚未蟻委慰蠀 伪蠁喂蔚蟻蠅渭苇谓慰蠀 蟽蟿畏谓 螝慰渭谓畏谓萎 螖. 螤畏未蠋谓喂伪. Thessaloniki: Grafima, 2017, pp. 111-28.

(With Eleni Papargyriou and Semele Assinder (eds.)). Greece in British Women鈥檚 Literary Imagination, 1913-2013. New York: Peter Lang, 2017.

鈥淭he Tragic, the Comic and the Tragicomic in Cretan Renaissance Literature.鈥 In Margaret Alexiou and Douglas Cairns (eds.), Greek Laughter and Tears: Antiquity and After. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2017, pp. 375-89.

鈥淟anguage and poetics in the Oxford manuscript of the Alexander Romance (Auct. T.5.21).鈥 In U. Moennig (ed.), 鈥溾 惟危 螒螛违巍螠螒韦螒 螤螒螜螖螒危鈥: Eine Festschrift f眉r Hans Eideneier. Berlin: Romiosini, 2016, pp. 171-81.

鈥淭he Renaissance literature of Crete and Cyprus: looking back over forty years.鈥 Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 40 (2016) 82-8.

鈥淭he role of translation in early Cypriot literature.鈥 In M. Pieris (ed.), 螖喂维 伪谓胃蠉渭畏蟽喂谓 魏伪喂蟻慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟿蠈蟺慰蠀. 螞慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏苇蟼 螒蟺慰蟿蠀蟺蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈蟽渭慰蠀 蟿畏蟼 螝蠉蟺蟻慰蠀. 螤蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 螖喂蔚胃谓慰蠉蟼 螘蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏慰蠉 危蠀谓蔚未蟻委慰蠀, 螞蔚蠀魏蠅蟽委伪, 6-9 螣魏蟿蠅尾蟻委慰蠀 2012. Nicosia, 2015, pp. 239-53.

鈥溛炍蔽轿蔽次刮蔽参段课较勎毕 蟿慰谓 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰.鈥 In 螣 魏蠈蟽渭慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 慰 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰蟼 蟽蟿慰谓 魏蠈蟽渭慰. 螤蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 螖喂蔚胃谓慰蠉蟼 螘蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭慰谓喂魏慰蠉 危蠀谓蔚未蟻委慰蠀 (危畏蟿蔚委伪, 31/7-2/8/2009). 螘蟺喂渭苇位蔚喂伪: 韦伪蟽慰蠉位伪 螠. 螠伪蟻魏慰渭喂蠂蔚位维魏畏. Heraklion: Dimos Siteias, 2012, pp. 29-42.

鈥淭he 密桃视频 Grammar of Medieval Greek Project: aims, scope, research questions.鈥 In G. K. Mavromatis and N. Agiotis (eds.). 螤蟻蠋喂渭畏 谓蔚慰蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎 未畏渭蠋未畏蟼 纬蟻伪渭渭伪蟿蔚委伪: 螕位蠋蟽蟽伪, 蟺伪蟻维未慰蟽畏 魏伪喂 蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏萎. 螤蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 6慰蠀 螖喂蔚胃谓慰蠉蟼 危蠀谓蔚未蟻委慰蠀 Neograeca Medii Aevi. Heraklion: Vikelaia Dimotiki Vivliothiki, 2012, pp. 263-70.

(With Io Manolessou). 鈥淢edieval and Early Modern Greek.鈥 In E. G. Bakker (ed.). A Companion to the Ancient Greek language. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, pp. 539-63.

鈥淭he first Modern Greek printed book: Apokopos (1509).鈥 The Anglo-Hellenic Review 42 (Autumn 2010) 16-19.

芦危魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺慰未慰渭萎 蟿畏蟼 未喂未伪蟽魏伪位委伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 谓苇伪蟼 蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎蟼 蟽蟿慰 蔚尉蠅蟿蔚蟻喂魏蠈: 尾慰畏胃萎渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 渭慰蟻蠁苇蟼 蠀蟺慰蟽蟿萎蟻喂尉畏蟼.禄 螤蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 螖喂蔚胃谓慰蠉蟼 危蠀谓蔚未蟻委慰蠀: 螚 螘位位畏谓喂魏萎 螕位蠋蟽蟽伪 蠅蟼 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻畏/尉苇谓畏 鈥 螆蟻蔚蠀谓伪, 螖喂未伪蟽魏伪位委伪, 螘魏渭维胃畏蟽畏. 螘蟺喂渭苇位蔚喂伪 苇魏未慰蟽畏蟼: 螝蠅谓蟽蟿伪谓蟿委谓慰蟼 螡蟿委谓伪蟼 鈥 螁谓谓伪 围伪蟿味畏蟺伪谓伪纬喂蠅蟿委未畏. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press, 2007, pp. 34-41.

芦韦慰 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓慰 蟿畏蟼 螝蟻畏蟿喂魏萎蟼 螒谓伪纬苇谓谓畏蟽畏蟼.禄 螤伪位委渭蠄畏蟽蟿慰谓 20/21 (2006/7) 31-50.

芦螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰蟼 魏伪喂 螔慰蟽魏慰蟺慰蠉位伪: 渭喂伪 蟽蠀纬魏蟻喂蟿喂魏萎 伪谓维位蠀蟽畏.禄 In S. Kaklamanis (ed.). Z畏蟿萎渭伪蟿伪 蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏萎蟼 蟽蟿慰谓 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰. 螚eraklion: Vikelaia Dimotiki Vivliothiki, 2006, pp. 273-90.

(With T. Lendari, U. Moennig and P. Vejleskov (eds.). Copyists, collectors, redactors and editors: Manuscripts and editions of late Byzantine and early modern Greek literature. Papers given at a conference held at the Danish Institute at Athens, 23-26 May 2002. Heraklion: Panepistimiakes Ekdoseis Kritis, 2005.

(With Peter Mackridge and Irene Philippaki-Warburton). Greek: an essential grammar of the modern language. London: Routledge. xiii + 279 pages. 2nd edition 2016. Greek translation: 螔伪蟽喂魏萎 纬蟻伪渭渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟿畏蟼 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓畏蟼 蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎蟼 纬位蠋蟽蟽伪蟼. 螠蔚蟿维蠁蟻伪蟽畏 螠喂蠂维位畏蟼 螕喂蠅蟻纬喂伪蠁苇谓蟿畏蟼. Athens: Patakis 2007.

芦螝蟻蠀渭渭苇谓伪 [蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪] 蟽蔚 渭蔚蟻喂魏慰蠉蟼 魏伪尾伪蠁喂魏慰蠉蟼 蟿委蟿位慰蠀蟼.禄 In D. Theophanopoulou-Kontou et al. (eds.). 危蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓蔚蟼 蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎 纬位蠅蟽蟽慰位慰纬委伪. Athens: Patakis, 2003, pp. 60-76.

鈥淢odern Greek: towards a standard language or a new diglossia?鈥 In Mari C. Jones and Edith Esch (eds.). Language change: the interplay of internal, external and extra-linguistic factors. Berlin-New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2002, pp. 169-79.鈥

螠蔚位苇蟿蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 螘蟻蠅蟿蠈魏蟻喂蟿慰 魏伪喂 维位位伪 谓蔚慰蔚位位畏谓喂魏维 魏蔚委渭蔚谓伪. Athens: Kastaniotis, 2001.

鈥淐lassical Antiquity and Cretan Renaissance poetry.鈥 Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora 27 (2001) 87-101.

鈥淕eorgios Chortatsis鈥 and 鈥淰itsentzos Kornaros鈥. In Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, edited by Graham Speake. London鈥揅hicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000, Vol. 1, pp. 324-6, 908-10.

螞慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪 魏伪喂 魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪 蟽蟿畏谓 螝蟻萎蟿畏 蟿畏蟼 螒谓伪纬苇谓谓畏蟽畏蟼. Edited by David Holton. Translated by Natalia Deliyannaki. Heraklion: Panepistimiakes Ekdoseis Kritis, 1997. (Original edition: Literature and society in Renaissance Crete. Edited by David Holton. 密桃视频: 密桃视频 University Press, 1991.)

(With Peter Mackridge and Irene Philippaki-Warburton). Greek: a comprehensive grammar of the modern language. London: Routledge, 1997. (Reprinted with corrections 1999 and 2004.) 2nd edition. Revised by Vassilios Spyropoulos, 2012.