Hofstra Comparative Literature

04/12/2021

Twenty undergraduate students were selected this semester to work as paid research assistants on faculty projects in disciplines as diverse as

12/09/2020

Wonderful news for Hofstra and for Classics! Celebrating the first female president, who graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Ancient Greek and Political Science!

04/28/2020

Congratulations to professor Smith for an excellent review of his last book!

BMCR 2020.04.50 Greek epigram and Byzantine culture: gender, desire, and denial in the age of Justinian Steven D. Smith, Greek epigram and Byzantine culture: gender, desire, and denial in the age of Justinian. Greek culture in the Roman world . Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019.....

06/05/2019

Professor Smith's new book, just off the press! Congratulations, Steven!

Professor Smith's wonderful new book, just off the press!

05/20/2019

05/17/2019

CONGRATULATIONS to Classics major Isaac Hoffman, recipient of the Undergraduate Library Research Award, for his work on the Power of the Child-bearer in Aeschylus' Agamemnon!

The award will be presented at today's Celebration of Scholarly Excellence at 4 pm in the Cranford-Adams Playhouse Theater.

03/15/2019

"The Power of the Child-bearer in Aeschylus' Agamemnon"
by Isaac Hoffman

Come and enjoy the cyclical violence of the House of Atreus
with a slice of pizza!

Wednesday, March 27
Common Hour (11:15-12:40)
Calkins 320

02/05/2019

Congratulations to our Classics Major Isaac Hoffman, who is presenting at the "NYU Undergraduate Conference on the Ancient World", on
“The Power of the Child-Bearer in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon” (Friday, February 8)
https://nyusasugconference.webs.com/schedule

09/28/2018

Proud to develop a new ESL Curriculum in the Department of Comparative Literature, Languages, & Linguistics University

09/21/2018

For students still looking for a 1 credit course, starting October 8, highly recommended. Professor Smith will deliver the first lecture, on Democracy and Demagogues.

03/20/2018

Professor Smith and Professor Marchesi are busy in Europe this Spring Break