Lucilla Crespi

Biography

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)

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