Kirk Freudenburg
Kirk Freudenburg (born February 15, 1961 ) is an American classical philologist .
Life
He received a BA from Valparaiso University and an MA in Classics from Washington University . He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin , where he wrote a dissertation under the direction of Denis Feeney . Before joining Yale University , he taught at Kent State University , Ohio State University, and the University of Illinois .
His main research interests are Roman satire, the theoretical and social context of Greek and Roman literature, and interdisciplinary approaches to researching literature and culture.
Fonts (selection)
- The walking muse. Horace on the theory of satire . Princeton 1993, ISBN 0-691-03166-5 .
- Satires of Rome. Threatening poses from Lucilius to Juvenal . Cambridge 2001, ISBN 0-521-80357-8 .
- as editor: The Cambridge companion to Roman satire . Cambridge 2005, ISBN 0-521-80359-4 .
- as editor: Horace: Satires and epistles . Oxford 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-920353-6 .
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| SURNAME | Freudenburg, Kirk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1961 |