Benjamin Cartlidge

Dr. Benjamin Cartlidge is a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, specializing in linguistics, classical reception, and ancient Greek and Latin literature. His research bridges historical philology, sociolinguistics, and philosophical reception in literary texts.

• BA in Classics, Trinity College, Oxford
• MA in Ancient Greek and Comparative Philology, University of Cologne
• DPhil in Linguistics, Trinity College, Oxford

His research focuses on the linguistic analysis of classical texts, particularly Menander and Athenaeus, and explores sociolinguistic variation, dialect contact, and the reception of Platonic philosophy in Roman literature. Current projects include a monograph on Menander's linguistic contributions and studies of early modern Latin marginalia on Arabic manuscripts.

His publications examine topics such as intertextuality in Athenaeus, stylistic analysis of Greek comedy, and the role of Plato in the Second Sophistic. These works span subfields including textual criticism, metrical analysis, and philosophical influence.

He has received awards including an AHRC Doctoral Fellowship and a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship. He contributes to academic discourse as a peer reviewer for journals like Classical Quarterly and Harvard Studies in Classical Philology.