Dr Sharon Marshall
Lecturer (E&S)
Extension: 4206
Telephone: 01392 724206
I first arrived in Exeter almost ten years ago as an undergraduate student in French and Latin and have recently completed a PhD in the Department of Classics and Ancient History under the supervision of Dr Rebecca Langlands. My doctoral thesis, entitled ‘The Aeneid and the Illusory Authoress: Truth, fiction and feminism in Hélisenne de Crenne’s Eneydes’, examined a female-authored translation of the Aeneid into French from 1542, bringing together my interests in Latin literature and its reception (particularly in Early Modern France), women writers, the representation of women and the history of the book.
I have taught Latin at Exeter at various levels for three years and aim to combine in my teaching a broad understanding of the literature of the ancient world, and what it tells us about culture and society more generally, with close textual examination and critical analysis. This year I am looking forward to a busy year reading selections from Lucan, Apuleius and Seneca with my students and organising the annual meeting of the Classical Association which will be hosting here in Exeter on April 11-14th 2012.
