Caroline Bishop
Caroline Bishop received her B.A. from Rhodes College in (Greek and Roman Studies, Women's Studies) in 2005. Her current research interests lie broadly in the field of ancient literary criticism and intellectual history. She is particularly interested in the way in which canonical texts were created and understood in antiquity. These interests have led to a focus on ancient scholarship, ancient allegoresis, and reception (both of texts and authors) in antiquity. Her dissertation, a synchronic examination of Cicero and the commentary tradition, reflects these interests. She looks both at Cicero's possible use of Greek exegetical material and at later Latin commentaries on Cicero's works. Her committee consists of Joseph Farrell (director), Rita Copeland, and James Ker.
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2011
B.A., Rhodes College, 2005
- ancient literary criticism and intellectual history
- the way in which canonical texts were created and understood in antiquity
- ancient scholarship, ancient allegoresis, and reception (both of texts and authors) in antiquity
Her dissertation, “Greek scholarship and interpretation in the works of Cicero,” is a synchronic examination of Cicero and the commentary tradition. See the abstract in Scholarly Commons.
Caroline is also interested in issues of women and gender in antiquity, and, more generally, in the application of feminist and other critical theory in the field of classical studies. She has benefitted in this regard from her graduate group's strong ties with the Comparative Literature and Literary Theory grad group and seeks to apply this interdisciplinarity in her own work.
