Denis Feeney
Denis C. Feeney | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Known for | The Gods in Epic |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Classics |
Institutions | Princeton University |
Denis C. Feeney
Oxford University in 1982. He has also been a Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge and New College, Oxford.[1]
Professor Feeney is especially known for his highly influential[citation needed] book The Gods in Epic on the interaction between Roman literature and religion, and his recent book Caesar's Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History (University of California Press, 2008).[2] In 2016 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[3] and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.[4]
Books
- The Gods in Epic: Poets and Critics of the Classical Tradition. Oxford UP. (1991)
- Literature and religion at Rome: Cultures, contexts, and beliefs. Cambridge UP. (1998)
- Traditions and Contexts in the Poetry of Horace. Cambridge UP. (2002)
- Caesar's Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History. California UP. (2008)
- Beyond Greek: The Beginnings of Latin Literature. Harvard UP. (2016) {Review by T. P. Wiseman}
References
- ^ "Denis Feeney"
- ^ Bookfinder, Feeney, Denis (Retrieved 2 March 2013)
- ^ "Newly Elected Fellows". www.amacad.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
- ^ British Academy (15 July 2016). "British Academy announces New President and elects 66 new Fellows". Retrieved 29 May 2018.