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Peter Struck
201 Cohen Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
215.898.7425

PETER T. STRUCK

Associate Professor of CLassical Studies

Education

Ph.D. (Comparative Literature) University of Chicago
M.A. (Divinity) University of Chicago
B.A. (English and anthropology) University of Michigan

Teaching and research

Greek and Roman mythology
Ancient theories of signs and interpretation
Dreams and divination

Major publications

The Birth of the Symbol: Ancient Readers at the Limits of their Texts (2004); Goodwin Award of Merit, American Philological Association, 2007

Work in progress

Divine Signs and Human Nature: An Intellectual History Divination in Antiquity
The Cambridge Companion to Allegory: Ancient to Modern, co-editor with Rita Copeland

Contact

Office: 291 Cohen Hall
Phone: (215) 898-5137/7425
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