Amy Koenig

Amy Koenig is an Assistant Professor of Classics at Hamilton College, specializing in Greek and Latin literature of the Roman Empire. Her scholarly work explores intersections of silence, power, and voice in imperial Roman texts through both literary analysis and textual criticism.

• Ph.D., Harvard University
• M.St., University of Oxford
• B.A., Yale University

Her research examines:

• Literary depictions of voicelessness as paradoxical liberation
• Latin lexicography contributions (Thesaurus Linguae Latinae)
• Interpretations of ancient novels and Ovidian poetry
• Greek papyrus editing from Oxyrhynchus collection

Current projects include analyzing musicality in Roman literature and cross-cultural narrative techniques.

Recent publications span:

• Imperial Roman literary theory
• Pantomime symbolism in Metamorphoses
• Voices in antiquity comparative studies
• Critical papyrus editions

Scientific recognition includes:

• SCS/NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship at Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
• Harvard's Winokur Fellowship
• BMCR-reviewed scholarship
• Hamilton College teaching excellence award