
About this episode
Robin Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, editor, and writer of children's fiction. He was born in 1952, and studied Classics at Manchester University, where he achieved a first class degree in 1974. He went on to research ancient Greek philosophy at King's College, Cambridge until 1978, after which he became a lecturer at Newcastle University and then St Andrews University. He later became a copy-editor and later a commissioning editor for Penguin Books. He is now a self-employed writer, living in southern Greece.
Some of his notable works include:
7-DAY SOUL REBOOT: https://thewalledgarden.com/7daysoulreboot/
SOUL SPEAKING EVENT: https://thewalledgarden.com/allevents/soul-speaking-the-craft-calling-of-the-bard/
THE SILVER BRANCH: https://thewalledgarden.com/thesilverbranch/
THE HEARTH & THE WELL: https://www.amazon.com/Hearth-Well-Tending-Sacred-Return/dp/B0D1K8KLRG
Some of his notable works include:
- Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy
- Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran
- The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
- Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths
- Epictetus The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments
7-DAY SOUL REBOOT: https://thewalledgarden.com/7daysoulreboot/
SOUL SPEAKING EVENT: https://thewalledgarden.com/allevents/soul-speaking-the-craft-calling-of-the-bard/
THE SILVER BRANCH: https://thewalledgarden.com/thesilverbranch/
THE HEARTH & THE WELL: https://www.amazon.com/Hearth-Well-Tending-Sacred-Return/dp/B0D1K8KLRG
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