Denison Lecture by Anne Groton
Date of Event: February 18, 2009
Posted: February 11, 2009 / Last Updated: February 13, 2009
Anne Groton, professor of classics at St. Olaf College, will present a lecture on “Papyrus Puzzles in the Comedies of Menander,” sponsored by Denison University’s Eta Sigma Phi, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the Burton D. Morgan Center lecture hall (150 Ridge Road). The lecture is free and open to the public.
Groton graduated with a doctorate in classical studies from the University of Michigan in 1982. She has written several articles on ancient drama and two textbooks, “38 Latin Stories” and “From Alpha to Omega: A beginning Course in Classical Greek.” She received the American Philological Association’s Award for Excellence in the Teaching of the Classics in 1995. Groton currently is writing a commentary on Aspis (“The Shield”), a Greek comedy about Menander.
This event is sponsored by Eta Sigma Phi, the national honors society in classics, and Denison University’s Department of Classics.
CALENDER LISTING: Denison University, Granville — Classics professor Anne Groton discusses “The Papyri Texts of Menander” at 7:30 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 18, in the Burton D. Morgan Center Lecture Hall (150 Ridge Road).
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