Richard F. Thomas
Richard F. Thomas (born September 26, 1950) is the George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics at Harvard University. His scholarship has focused on various critical approaches, metrics and prose stylistics (particularly Tacitus), genre studies, translation theory and practice, and the reception of Classical literature and culture, particularly with respect to Virgil.[1][2][3]
Career
Thomas was born in
In the Harvard Department of Classics, he has served as the director of undergraduate studies, director of graduate atudies, and department chair. He is co-chair of the seminar on "The Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome," in Harvard's Mahindra Humanities Center. He has served as director of the
In 2017 Thomas published Why Bob Dylan Matters, a study of Dylan's work in the context of Virgil and Ovid.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Richard F. Thomas". harvard.edu. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Richard F Thomas - Harvard University - Academia.edu". academia.edu. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Richard F Thomas - Harvard University - Academia.edu". academia.edu. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Shanahan, Mark. "Harvard professor gets deal to write Bob Dylan book". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Williams, Zoe (19 November 2017). "The Harvard professor of Bob Dylan studies: 'My thesis is that he has become Odysseus'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2017.