Ancient Greek poetry and drama; the classical tradition, especially in English poetry and German thought; Nietzsche; poetics and poetic language; theories of literature
Elected 2009
The history, culture & religions of the Roman Empire from the first to the fifth centuries, with an emphasis on Christianity; the Theodosian Code
Classics and Ancient History
Greek and Latin historiography and biography, especially the literary criticism of prose texts, in particular Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, and Tacitus