Williams College Classics Department: Edan Dekel

dekel.htm Edan Dekel
Assistant Professor of Classics

Classics Department
Stetson Hall d17
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 597-2450 (office)
(413) 597-4305 (fax)

edekel@williams.edu

Teaching

At Williams, each of the Classics faculty teaches a wide range of courses, and we take turns teaching many of the courses in our curriculum. We value this broad interaction with the field of Classics and with our students; in addition this breadth enriches the more focused work of our research.

Courses Recently Taught

Greek and Latin

Advanced Greek: Greek Lyric Poetry
Advanced Latin: The Invention of Love: Catullus and the Roman Elegists
Intermediate Latin: The Early Empire
Advanced Latin: Virgil's Aeneid

Courses in Translation

From Adam to Noah: Literary Imagination and the Primeval History in Genesis
Ancient Wisdom Literature
The Legend of the Wandering Jew
The Hebrew Bible
The Book of Job and Joban Literature

Research

Areas of Interest

Greek and Roman Poetry
Comparative Epic
Biblical Studies
Ancient Judaism
Medieval Literature

Education

Ph.D. (2005) University of California, Berkeley
B.A. (1996) Brown University

Updated 1/28/08


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		Edan Dekel Assistant Professor of Classics Classics Department Stetson Hall d17 Williams College Williamstown, MA 01267 (413) 597-2450 (office) (413) 597-4305 (fax) edekel@williams.edu Teaching At Williams, each of the Classics faculty teaches a wide range of courses, and we take turns teaching many of the courses in our curriculum. We value this broad interaction with the field of Classics and with our students; in addition this breadth enriches the more focused work of our research. Courses Recently Taught Greek and Latin Advanced Greek: Greek Lyric Poetry Advanced Latin: The Invention of Love: Catullus and the Roman Elegists Intermediate Latin: The Early Empire Advanced Latin: Virgil's Aeneid Courses in Translation From Adam to Noah: Literary Imagination and the Primeval History in Genesis Ancient Wisdom Literature The Legend of the Wandering Jew The Hebrew Bible The Book of Job and Joban Literature Research Areas of Interest Greek and Roman Poetry Comparative Epic Biblical Studies Ancient Judaism Medieval Literature Education Ph.D. (2005) University of California, Berkeley B.A. (1996) Brown University Updated 1/28/08