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Richard F. Thomas (born September 26, 1950) is the George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics at Harvard University. His scholarship has focused on various critical approaches, metrics and prose stylistics (particularly Tacitus), genre studies, translation theory and practice, and the reception of Classical literature and culture, particularly with respect to Virgil. Career Thomas was born in London, England, and brought up in New Zealand. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Auckland, in 1972 and 1973 respectively, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1977. He has taught at Harvard as Assistant and Associate Professor, 1977–84; as associate professor at the University of Cincinnati, 1984–86; as professor at Cornell University, 1986–87; as professor of Greek and Latin at Harvard from 1987–2010; as George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics since 2010. He was also visiting professor of Latin, University of Venice (Spring, 1991). In the Harvard Department of Classics, he has served as the director of undergraduate studies, director of graduate atudies, and department chair. He is co-chair of the seminar on "The Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome," in Harvard's Mahindra Humanities Center. He has served as director of the American Philological Association and as trustee and director, and as president, of the Vergilian Society of America. Since 2001, he has been a trustee of the Loeb Classical Library, and is currently serving as editor of Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. In 2017 Thomas published Why Bob Dylan Matters, a study of Dylan's work in the context of Virgil and Ovid. References. Discover the Richard F Thomas popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Richard F Thomas books.
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The American Story
David M. RubensteinCofounder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing con...
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Collateral Damage
Mark ShawIf there had been no coverup of Robert Kennedy’s complicity in the murder of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 and he had been prosecuted based on compelling evidence at the time, the assassi...
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Anything for a Vote
Joseph CumminsAn updated and illustrated compendium of mudslinging, character assassinations, and belowboard election strategies from U.S. presidential politics throughout history! Discover the ...
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Coup in Dallas
H. P. Albarelli & Dick RussellThe CIA, Dallas, and the Hard Details of the JFK AssassinationCoup in Dallas leaves speculation and theory aside to give the hard details of who killed President John F. Kennedy an...
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Sex with Presidents
Eleanor HermanIn this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents...
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The Presidents Decoded
Katie Kennedy & Monique SteeleEver wonder what the President does? Meet the 45 people who have held the job in this important book that showcases how they each led the country in their timeand features their ow...
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The Last Castle
Denise KiernanA New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story...
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Confronting the Presidents
Bill O'Reilly & Martin DugardEvery American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with cleareyed authority and wit.Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, ...
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Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
Cormac O'Brien & Monika SuteskiMurder, Adultery, Gambling, UFOs And the White House?!? Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features ...