Lucilla Crespi

PhD in Classics
Year of study: 2
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Classics
Contact details
- Email: Lucilla.Crespi@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Background
Born in Rome, I obtained my MA in Classical Archaeology and Greek at the University of Edinburgh (2019) with a thesis on Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos and its relevance to the 5th-century 'Athenian Enlightenment'. In 2019-20 I have spent a year at the Ca' Foscari - University of Venice perfectioning my expertise in other Classical subjects, such as Historical Linguistics, Papyrology and Palaeography and Greek History. I have just completed my MScR at the University of Edinburgh, working on the interrelationship of animal fables and folklore narratives with an Iliadic simile and my current PhD research is aimed at expaning my Master's work by investigating in depth the influence of folklore storytelling on Homeric similes as a whole.
Qualifications
MA (Hons) Classical Archaeology and Greek at The University of Edinburgh. Dissertation title: “Mάθει πάθος”. The crisis of 5th-century anthropocentric optimism in Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos.
MScR in Classics at The University of Edinburgh. Dissertation title: Achilles’ fable of Oaths and Concord. A study of the simile at Il. 22.262-66 and its interrelationship with animal fables and folklore storytelling.
Undergraduate teaching
Tutoring 1st and 2nd year Undergraduate students in:
Greek 1B; Greek 1C; Greek 1D
Greek Art and Archaeology
Research summary
Homer and Homeric similes; Archaic poetry; folklore storytelling and narrative traditions; Attic tragedy; Greek archaeology.
Current research interests
My research aims at uncovering and investigating the presence of traditional folklore (e.g., folklore narratives and storytelling, folktales, fables) in Homeric similes and their influence in the similes' creation.Participant
Postgraduate Research Seminars 2022, The University of Edinburgh Classical Association Conference 2023, Cambridge University
Papers delivered
Achilles’ fable of Oaths and Concord. A study of the simile at Il. 22.262-66 and its interrelationship with animal fables and folklore storytelling (Postgraduate Research Seminars 2022, The University of Edinburgh; Classical Association Conference 2023, Cambridge University)