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Stipendiary Lecturer in Classics
Email: holly.hunt@regents.ox.ac.uk
After her BA in Literae Humaniores (Classics), Holly stayed on at Balliol College for her MSt in Greek and/or Latin Language and Literature. She completed her DPhil project in Classical Languages and Literature, a reading of the Aristophanic parabasis through the lens of humour and cognitive theory, at St Anne’s, where she held a Graduate Development Scholarship.
Undergraduate: Literae Humaniores (Classics)
Holly teaches Greek and Latin language to students on the Classics and joint honours courses.
Holly’s research is concerned with Old Comedy, politically engaged comedy plays of the 5th and early 4th century BCE. She is interested in humour theory, and cognitive approaches to reading ancient literature more generally.
Hunt, H. (2025) ‘Humour’ The Literary Encyclopaedia.
Hunt, H. (2025) ‘Aristophanes’ Acharnians’ The Literary Encyclopaedia.
Hunt, H. (2025) ‘Aristophanes’ Knights’ The Literary Encyclopaedia.
Hunt, H. (2025) ‘Aristophanes’ Frogs’ The Literary Encyclopaedia.
Hunt, H. (2025) Review of The Battle of Frogs and Mice / ΒΑΤΡΑΧΟΜΥΟΜΑΧΙΑ: Greek text with facing vocabulary, commentary, and illustrations by Bayla Kamens and David Driscoll, Bryn Mawr Classical Review.