Department of Classical Studies
Professor of Classical Studies
(215) 898-5137 or (215) 898-7425
291 Cohen Hall
Education:
Ph.D. (Comparative Literature) University of Chicago
M.A. (Divinity) University of Chicago
B.A. (English with Anthropology) University of Michigan
Research Interests:
Greek and Roman mythology
Ancient theories of signs and interpretation
Philosophy and divination
Selected Publications:
Divination and Human Nature: A Cognitive History of Intuition in Antiquity (2016)
The Cambridge Companion to Allegory, ed. with Rita Copeland (2010)
Mantikê: Studies in Ancient Divination, ed. with Sarah Iles Johnston (2005)
The Birth of the Symbol: Ancient Readers at the Limits of Their Texts (2004)
