Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Butler University
Articles
Reconsidering Zeus' Order: Hermes and Apollo in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, Classical World (2012)
This paper argues that the Homeric Hymn to Hermes explores competing ways of approaching the...
Lies, Lyres, and Laughter: Surplus Potential in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, Arethusa (2011)
This paper seeks to reevaluate scholarly responses to the laughter in the Homeric Hymn to...
Reviews
Review of Renato Raffaelli, Alba Tontini (ed.), Lecturae Plautinae Sarsinares XII. Miles gloriosus: (Sarsina, 27 settembre 2008). Ludus philologiae. Urbino: Edizioni QuattroVenti, 2009. Pp. 160. ISBN 9788839208729. €20.00 (pb)., Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2010)
With its twelfth volume, the Lecturae Plautinae Sarsinates, directed by R. Raffaelli and A. Tontino,...
Presentations
Tricking the Trickster: Milphio’s Downfall, Classical Association of the Middle, West, and South (CAMWS) (2012)
Note: Link is to the Conference Program from which you may download an abstract of...
Plautus, Carell, and Ferrell: Using Modern Comedy to Illuminate Roman Comedy, American Philological Association (APA) (2012)
Note: link is to an abstract on the conference website.
Scripting a Deception: Rethinking the servus callidus in Miles Gloriosus, CAMWS 107th Annual Meeting (2011)
The Dangers of Theater in Miles Gloriosus, Classical Association of the Middle West and South (2010)
In Plautus’ early play Miles Gloriosus, the clever slave Palaestrio successfully deceives two main blocking...
Lies, Lyres, and Laughter in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, Classical Association of the Middle, West, and South (2009)
With its flatulent hero, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes has long been a source of...