Roberto Nickel
Assistant Professor
Department of Classics
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Roberto Nickel is affiliated to Department of Classics, Brock University, where Dr. Roberto Nickel is currently working as Assistant Professor. Dr. Roberto Nickel has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. Dr. Roberto Nickel is having an active association with different societies and academies around the world. Dr. Roberto Nickel made his mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Roberto Nickel has received several awards for the contributions to the scientific community. Dr. Roberto Nickel major research interest involves Professor Nickel’s research interests focus on ancient epic, particularly the poems of Homer, Hesiod, and the Hymnic corpus, and on oral poetic theory and narratology. Recent publications include articles on Homer’s Iliad and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Current research projects include stories of the past in Homer’s Odyssey, Heracles in the epic tradition, and Hera in Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns..
Research Interest
Professor Nickel’s research interests focus on ancient epic, particularly the poems of Homer, Hesiod, and the Hymnic corpus, and on oral poetic theory and narratology. Recent publications include articles on Homer’s Iliad and the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Current research projects include stories of the past in Homer’s Odyssey, Heracles in the epic tradition, and Hera in Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns.
Publications
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2002. “Euphorbus and the Death of Achilles.†Phoenix 56: 215-33.
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2003. “The Wrath of Demeter: Story Pattern in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter.†Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica 73: 59-82.
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2009. Review of L. E. Doherty, Oxford Readings in Classical Literature: Homer’s Odyssey. Classical Review 61.1. 16-19.
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2009. Review of C.J. Mackie, Rivers of Fire: Mythic Themes in Homer’s Iliad. Classical Review 61.1. 14-16.
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2009. “Disguising Helen: the Polymorphous Wife in the Odyssey.†In Disguise, Deception, Trompe-l’Oeil. Ed. L. Boldt, C. Federici, E. Virgulti. Peter Lang. 3-19.
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2010. “Recovering Paris: From the Erotic to the Heroic.†In Re-making, Re-writing, Rediscovery. Ed. L. Boldt, C. Federici, E. Virgulti. Peter Lang. 107-119.
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2010. “Athene, Penelope, and the Vengeance Plot against the Suitors.†Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica 80: 173-198.
