A. J. Korzeniewski

  • Lecturer

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Born in NYC, raised in Newtown, Connecticut – also the home of Suzanne Collins, author of Hunger Games and amateur classicist (Katniss, the virginal huntress = Artemis, essentially). Goose from Top Gun also lives in my town, but that’s a different sort of “classic.” I was a Pre-Law major at Villanova (i.e., Classics and Political Science double-major), but I liked reading epic–hence, my primary specialization in Vergil–more than statutes, so I took the GRE in place of the LSAT. Married (Hi, Mollie!), no kids.

Education & Training

  • Ph.D., Classics, University of Pittsburgh, 2014; Dissertation: “Killing Turnus: A Study of Aeneas, Man of Action.” Director: Dr. D. Mark Possanza
  • M.A., Classics, Villanova University
  • Post-Baccalaureate, Classics, University of Pennsylvania
  • B.A., Classics & Political Science, Villanova University
  • Diploma, Newtown High School, Newtown, Connecticut

Representative Publications

“The Growth of Venus.” Delivered at the 5th International Kraków Study of Religions Symposium. Kraków, 7-9 November 2016. Conference organizer: Dr. Joanna Malita - Król, Jagiellonian University

“I Dreamed a Dream: The Psychology Behind Aeneid ii.268-297 and vii.404-474.” Delivered at the Classical Association of the UK Annual Conference. Bristol, 10-13 April 2015. Conference organizer: Dr. Isabella Sandwell, Bristol University

“On the Positive Merit of the Body: Dante’s Commedia and Aeneid 6.” Delivered at the Virgil and Renaissance Culture Conference / Virgilio e la Cultura del Rinascimento. Mantua, 13-15 October 2012. Conference organizers: Dr. Marco Sgarbi, University of Verona, and Dr. Luke B.T. Houghton, University of Glasgow

“Dante, Livy, and Vergilian Hope.” Delivered at the Classical Association of the UK Annual Conference. Durham, 15-18 April 2011. Conference organizer: Dr. Paola Ceccarelli, Durham University

“A Programmatic Case of Levity in Vergil’s Georgics.” 2009 Classical Association of Scotland/Classical Association of the UK Conference. Glasgow, 3-6 April 2009. Conference organizer: Dr. Costas Panayotakis, University of Glasgow

Research Interests

Humor in Ancient Epic, Augustan Age, political satire in Greek comedy, digital humanities, Dante Alighieri and his relationship with Vergil, intertextuality between classics of ancient literature and modern pop-culture, bucolic poetry, literary social criticism, history of Latin language

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