Suzanne Lye
Professor
Department of Classics
Dartmouth College
United States of America
Biography
Suzanne Lye work focuses on Greek and Roman literature and mythology, particularly ancient Underworld narratives. Her other areas of research include gender, ethnicity, aspects of storytelling, and Classical reception in both literature and film. As an instructor, she focus on bringing the ancient world alive and on making it relevant to her students’ everyday experiences.
Research Interest
Classics, Greek Literature, Greek and Latin Epic, Mythology, Ancient Religion, Ancient Magic, Homer, Platonic Myth, Ancient Gender and Ethnicity, Pedagogy and Experiential Learning.
Publications
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The Goddess Styx and the Mapping of World Order in Hesiod’s Theogony, Revue de Philosophie Ancienne (2009), Vol. 27, No. 2: 3-31.
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Rewriting the Gods: Religious Ritual, Human Resourcefulness, and DivineInteraction in the Argonautica,†Hellenistica Groningana 16: Gods & Religion in Hellenistic Poetry by Peeters (Leuven 2012): 223-247.
