John Garthwaite

BA (Leic) MA PhD (Cornell), Senior Lecturer
Email john.garthwaite@otago.ac.nz

Dr John Garthwaite graduated from Leicester and Cornell. He teaches Greek mythology, as well as Latin language and literature. His research interests are in Roman literature of the Flavian period, especially the poets Martial and Statius.

Papers taught 2012

First Semester:

CLAS331: Research Methods in Classical Studies

LATN211: Intermediate Latin

LATN328/464: Advanced Latin Authors

Second Semester:

CLAS105: Greek Mythology

LATN112: Introductory Latin 2

Recent publications include:

"The Ghosts of the Anthesteria and their Near Eastern Parallels" Journal of Religions (forthcoming)

"Re-evaluating Epigrammatic Cycles in Martial, Book Two"
Ramus 30 (2001) 46-55

"Theatre sports and Martial's literary programme"
Antichthon 35 (2001) 70-83

"Putting a price on praise: Martial's debate with Domitian in Book 5"
157-73 in Toto notus in orbe: Perspektiven der Martial-Interpretation
F. Grewing (ed.) (Stuttgart 1998)

"Patronage and poetic immortality in Martial, Book 9"
Mnemosyne 51 (1998) 161-76

University of Otago, Division of Humanities Research Cluster

Dr Garthwaite is a member of the Classical Culture and Society Research Cluster.