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Ian C. Storey

Professor Emeritus

Phone:  c/o 705-748-1011-7848 
E-Mail: istorey@trentu.ca

  • Since Professor Ian C. Storey came to Classics at Trent in 1974, he has become a world-recognized expert in fifth-century BC Old Comedy; an accomplished and prolific author of books and articles, including a widely-used textbook on ancient Greek drama, and this past year’s triumph of a three-volume Loeb edition of Fragments of Old Comedy; a popular and inspiring instructor of courses on Greek and Roman literature, both in the original languages and in translation; a mentor to the Conacher Players Classics Drama Group; an academic and social leader who has served distinct terms as Department Chair, Senior Tutor at three colleges, and Principal of Otonabee College; and a great and generous friend to many… and this list represents only the academic side of the past four decades of his life. Others may instead know him as a baseball coach, a prominent member of his church community, an enthusiast of the works of C.S. Lewis, including a Bibliography for "Till We Have Faces", or as a connoisseur of English pubs.

  • On June 30, 2012, Professor Storey retired, and the Trent community must contemplate a future without his masterful puns and Star Trek references. However, Professor Storey’s presence at Trent will endure, thanks to a fund that has been set up in his name to support bringing visiting speakers to the Department.
  • You may contribute to this initiative at Giving to Trent, choose your method of giving, and specify the “Ian Storey Prize” as the fund/designation for your gift.
  • Trent paid tribute by publishing an article on Trent's website.
  • As part of a retirement event for Ian, he gave a valedictory lecture on April 13, 2012 entitled "Sub-Creation and Imagination in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien"  in Bagnani Hall at Traill College. 
  • And here, Ian reflects on the impact that Trent has made on his life over the past 38 years:  Thoughts for an April Evening


  • Honours B.A. (Trinity College, Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), M.Phil. (Oxford).
  • Prof. Storey's areas of research interest include Old Comedy, the plays of Euripides, ancient fiction (especially Lucian), and the life and fiction of C.S. Lewis.
  • Ongoing work in progress includes: A Critical Prosopography to Old Comedy, a second edition of A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama, and a monograph on Kratinos’ lost comedy, Dionysalexandros.
  • He has been a member of the Department of Ancient History & Classics (formerly Department of Classical Studies) at Trent University since 1974, Full Professor since 1988 and Head of the Department in 1989/90, 1991-1995, 1997/8, and 2000/1.
  • He has also held a position as an Adjunct faculty member of the Graduate Department of Classics at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, since 1988.
  • From July 2003-2008 he served as Principal of Otonabee College, Trent University.

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