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Micaela W. Janan CV

Professor of Classical Studies
Classical Studies
Box 90103, Durham, NC 27708-0103
233 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
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Overview


  • Latin Literature: Latin poetry
  • Gender: gender and identity in antiquity
  • Theory: new approaches to classics; psychoanalytic theory; feminist theory

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Classical Studies · 2010 - Present Classical Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


'In the name of the father': Ovid's Theban law

Journal Article · October 31, 2023 When Ovid turns to epic in the Metamorphoses, he eschews the genre's preoccupation with either founding or defending polities;1 instead, he constructs a largely 'pastoral' epic of sinister bent.2 There would seem to be no place for Rome in a landscape wher ... Full text Cite

The Father's Tragedy: Assessing Paternity in Statius, Silvae 2.1

Journal Article TAPA: Transactions of the American Philological Association · June 1, 2020 Silvae 2.1 mourns Glaucias, libertus-foster child of Atedius Melior. Statius’s allusions to Vergil’s Aeneid examine fatherhood as a model for understanding other hierarchical relationships. Statius probes Vergil’s implied justification of Augustus’s rule a ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Princeton University · 1988 Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Cruz · 1979 B.A.

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Curriculum vitae