LUIS POMER MONFERRER

Luis Pomer Monferrer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Philology at the Universitat de València, Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication. His academic work is deeply rooted in Latin Philology, with a focus on classical reception, medieval Latin literature, and the classical tradition in Iberian literature. He is a member of the GIRHTC Research Group on Rhetoric, Humanism and the Classical Tradition.

His research interests include Latin linguistics, historiography, rhetoric, mythological themes in literature, and Christian polemical literature adversus Iudaeos. He explores how classical motifs are adapted in medieval and Renaissance texts, particularly in chivalric romances and religious writings. His work spans from ancient historiography (e.g., Ammianus Marcellinus, Quintus Curtius Rufus) to medieval adaptations of Alexander the Great legends and mythological references in Spanish Golden Age poetry.

His recent publications (2019–2020) focus on the literary forms of anti-Jewish polemics, examining dialogue, homily, and treatise genres, while earlier works analyze the transmission of the Amazon-Thalestris episode, mythological themes in Falcó’s epigrams, and the magical role of Medea in Belianís de Grecia. He also investigates the use of classical authors like Virgil in Christian millenarian thought (Lactantius) and the representation of social inversion through Amazon figures.

Luis Pomer Monferrer earned his doctorate from the Universitat de València in 2004 with a thesis on direct and indirect speech in Quintus Curtius Rufus, supervised by Dr. Jordi Pérez Durà. He has contributed to scholarly volumes such as Latinidad Medieval Hispánica and authored entries in the Diccionario biográfico y bibliográfico del humanismo español. He regularly publishes in both Spanish and English, demonstrating a strong engagement with international academic discourse.

He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards. There is no information regarding student supervision or grant funding. His research is conducted within the GIRHTC group, which supports collaborative work in rhetoric, humanism, and classical tradition.