Peter White

Peter White


Areas of Study: Department of Classics
Herman C. Bernick Family Professor in the Department of Classics and the College
Biography

Peter White has taught a wide range of Greek and Latin authors, from Herodotus to Menander, and from Plautus and Cicero to Augustine and Boethius.  He also regularly teaches in the Humanities Core.  In published work, he has explored the relationship between Roman social life and literary production, including social networks, book dedications, booksellers, and poetry contests. He has also published a study of Cicero’s letters and a Cambridge commentary on books 5-9 of Augustine’s Confessions.

Current and Recent Courses
CLAS 42525 Scripts, Spaces, and Performances in the Roman World