ADELE SCAFURO

Scafuro is broadly interested in Greek literature and history, especially in the intersections of law, civic institutions, social life, and performance. She has written on ancient law, Greek epigraphy, and literature (especially orators, drama, history).In 1997, her book, The Forensic Stage: Settling Disputes in Graeco-Roman New Comedy, appeared. More recently, she has written a translation of 11 speeches of Demosthenes (accompanied by 12 essays) for the University of Texas series.

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Biography

Scafuro received her B.A. from Vassar College (English) and M.A. and Ph.D. (Classical Philology) from Yale University (thesis: 'Universal History and the Genres of Greek Historiography'). She has taught in the Classics Department at Brown University since 1983; before that, she taught for 3 years in the departments of Classics and English at Vassar College. She is broadly interested in Greek literature and history, especially in the intersections of law, civic institutions, social life, and performance. She teaches courses on ancient law, Greek epigraphy, and literature (especially orators, drama, history).

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ADELE SCAFURO, BA, Vassar College (English), MA and Ph.D., Yale University (Classical Philology)o
Professor of Classics
Wilbour Hall 104
Phone: +1 401 863 2999
Phone 2: +1 401 863 1267
E-mail: Adele_Scafuro@brown.edu

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