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I am interested in the literary and cultural history of the Roman Empire, especially the Second Sophistic; in traditional narrative genres, especially ancient folktale and the ancient novel; and in the development of kingship legend in the classical world.
back to topRecent Publications:
King Arthur in Antiquity (Routledge 2004)
The earliest Arthurian Texts (Mellen, 2007)
Follktale as a Source of Graeco-Roman Fiction (Mellen, 2007)
Contributions to A. Bartley, A Lucian for our Times (2009), and L. Earnshaw-Brown and A. Keaveney, The Italians on the Land (2009).
In Press:
Articles on Chariton and on Dialogue in the Ancient Novel in E. Cueva, Blackwell’s Companion to the Ancient Novel
Longer term projects include an Anthology of Ancient Fairy Tales and Romancing Royalty: a Study of Kingship Legend in Antiquity.
back to topFellowships and Awards
D.Litt. Glasgow (2007)
Two Adele Mellen prizes, for distinction in Arthurian Scholarship and Ancient Folktale (2007)
Mythopoeic Society Award for Scholarship on Fairytale (2003)
Grants
c.£123,000 over 2005-08 Leverhulme Major research Fellowship: Kingship Legends in Antiquity
£9,865 AHRC Arthurian Materials in Antiquity
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