Research in Classics

Students apply what they learn about Classics at Connecticut College in papers as part of their courses  (the best essays are sometimes worth consideration for publication) and in honors theses under the direction of a Classics faculty member. Some recent honors theses have been on the topics such as:

• the use of classical myths in modern film
• the development of philosophical method in Plato's dialogues
• Creation myths in Greek and Hebrew sacred tales

Connecticut College professors are active scholars whose publications and public lectures reflect their varied intellectual interests.

• Professor Eric Adler is interested in the parallels between ancient and modern attitudes towards power, and has published articles and book chapters on ancient and Victorian British attitudes towards ancient imperialism. He is currently writing a monograph on Roman views of Roman Imperialism.
   
• Professor Dirk Held has written on the sense of self in antiquity and ancient philosophical thought. He has in recent years produced a series of articles and chapters (developed from [usually international] conference lectures) on the influence of ancient thought on early modern European (especially German) philology and philosophical thought. Professor Held plans to gather a number of these works into a book on the German reception of the Classical Tradition and of ancient philosophy, especially that of Plato.
   
• Professor Richard Moorton has published articles on Aristophanes, Euripides, Virgil, and Eugene O'Neill, and has edited two books. His recent work includes research and lectures on the definition and propagation of the Liberal Arts in education in the small college today and the nature of ancient tragedy and the special problems that Eugene O'Neill faced in adapting tragic drama to the cultural climate of the modern American stage. These lectures are available on http://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/classics/.

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