Lee M. Fratantuono
Lee M. Fratantuono (born June 6, 1973 ) is an American classical philologist .
Life
He studied Classics at the College of the Holy Cross and at Boston College before at the Fordham University at Robert Carrubba to a published 2009 Comment on Book XI of Virgil's Aeneid doctorate . During his time at Fordham he worked closely with Seth Benardete . At Ohio Wesleyan University , he taught as a professor in the Department of Classics and has the William Francis Whitlock -Lehrstuhl held for Latin.
His main areas of work are Latin language and literature, especially epic, lyrical and elegiac poetry ( Lucretius , Horace , Virgil, propertius , Ovid ); Greek language and literature, especially epic epic and Attic tragedy ( Quintus von Smyrna ; Sophocles ; Euripides ) and Roman history, especially the late republic and early empire.
Fonts (selection)
- Madness Unchained. A Reading of Virgil's Aeneid . Lanham 2007, ISBN 0-7391-1237-6 .
- A Commentary on Virgil, Aeneid XI . Brussels 2009, ISBN 978-2-87031-261-2 .
- Madness Transformed. A Reading of Ovid's Metamorphoses . Lanham 2011, ISBN 0-7391-2944-9 .
- Madness Triumphant. A Reading of Lucan 's Pharsalia . Lanham 2012, ISBN 978-0-7391-7314-5 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fratantuono, Lee M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fratantuono, Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1973 |