Alexander E.W. Hall
Temporary Full-Time Lecturer
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Morrison 334 Tel: (254) 710-1399 Email: Alexander_Hall@baylor.edu |
Education
- Ph. D., Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012
- M. A., Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
- H. A. B., Classics and B.S., Psychology, summa cum laude, Xavier University, 2006
Specialties
- Archaic Greek poetry, Greek and Latin lyric poetry, The Homeric Hymns, Intertextuality, Mythology
Research Interests
Dr. Hall specializes in Greek poetry of the Archaic period, particularly lyric poetry and the Homeric Hymns. In terms of approach, he is interested in questions of performance and genre, and of how different literary works relate to one another. These interests, of both method and period, both connect to the big, unanswerable questions: what is literature, and how did it come about?
What are the strengths of the Classics Department?
"First and foremost, it's huge! It is unusual to find a Classics department with so many faculty members, to say nothing of so many high-caliber faculty members, outside of the Ivy League or huge state flagships. Second, and perhaps more importantly, students are able to benefit directly from the size and quality of the faculty by interacting with them in the context of relatively small courses, such as one might get at a much smaller college. In a way, Classics at Baylor is able to incorporate the best of both collegiate worlds."
Selected Publications
- "'And Cytherea Smiled:' Sappho, Hellenistic Poetry, and Virgil's Allusive Mechanics," American Journal of Philology, 2011
Recent Papers
- "Love and Marriage in Corinna's Daughters of Asopus (PMG 654)," CAMWS Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, March, 2012
- "'Begin (or Rule) my Song:' Gods and Literature in the Homeric Hymns," Encountering the Divine: Between Gods and Men in the Ancient World, University of Reading, Reading, UK, September, 2011
- "Dating the Homeric Hymn to Selene: Evidence and Implications," APA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January, 2011
- "Simonides' Protagoras Fragment and the Problem of Didactic 'Genre,'" Honey on the Cup: Didactic in the Ancient World, NYU Graduate Conference, New York, NY, November, 2009
- "'Shades' of Sappho: Melic Allusion in Aeneid 6.450-475," CAMWS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2009
Work in Progress
He has three projects in the pipeline: an article on the date of the Homeric Hymn to Selene, currently being revised; another on the religious function played by the Homeric Hymns in their performance; and a third on the unique ideology of marriage found in the lyric poetry composed and/or performed by women.
