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Professor Nora Goldschmidt is a renowned scholar in Classics and Ancient History at Durham University, specializing in classical reception, Latin poetry, and biofiction. She holds a DPhil from Magdalen College, Oxford, and has produced seminal works like Shaggy Crowns (2013), Afterlives of the Roman Poets (2019), and Fragmentary Modernisms (2023). Her research bridges antiquity and modernism, exploring how ancient texts are reimagined in literature, visual arts, and material culture. Goldschmidt has been awarded an AHRC Leadership Fellowship (2020–2022) and her work on classical fragments was shortlisted for the London Hellenic Prize. She edits the New Directions in Classics series and leads interdisciplinary projects on Jewish-Hellenistic cultural intersections and lost Latin literature.
- Education: DPhil (Oxford), Magdalen College
Her research interests center on biofiction, fragmentary texts, and modernist reinterpretations of classical antiquity. She investigates how ancient poets’ biographies and fragments shape contemporary cultural narratives. Goldschmidt’s recent work examines the role of ‘Hebraism’ in classical reception and the theoretical frameworks for understanding literary loss and recovery.
Publications span monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on Virgil, Ovid, and Ennius. She collaborates with international networks like the Classical Reception Studies Network and Princeton’s Postclassicisms initiative. Supervision interests include Latin literature, reception studies, and modernist fragmentation.
- Awards: London Hellenic Prize shortlist (2023), AHRC Fellowship (2020–2022)
Goldschmidt’s academic leadership includes editorial roles and outreach initiatives, such as school talks on Virgil and classical reception for students of Classics and English Literature.
