Pramit Chaudhuri

Photo by Joseph Mehling '69

Assistant Professor of Classics
309 Reed Hall
(603) 646-2522
E-mail: Pramit.Chaudhuri@Dartmouth.edu

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Pramit Chaudhuri received his B.A. (Hons.) in classical literature and philosophy (Literae Humaniores) from Balliol College, Oxford; an M.A. in the history of art from the Courtauld Institute; and a Ph.D. in classics and comparative literature from Yale University. He specializes in the Latin poetry of the early Roman empire, set within a broader study of classical epic and tragedy. His current work explores literary depictions of "theomachy" (conflicts between humans and gods) and their mediation of issues such as religious conflict, philosophical iconoclasm, political struggle, and poetic rivalry. Chaudhuri also studies the reception of classical antiquity in early modern epic and tragedy and in High Renaissance art.

Areas of Specialty

• Classical and Renaissance Epic and Tragedy (esp. imperial Latin)
• Literary Theory (esp. ethical criticism)
• Italian Renaissance Art (esp. mythological and historical painting)

Courses

• Classical Studies 5: The Heroic Vision: Epics of Greece and Rome [Fall 2008]
• Latin 3: Intermediate Latin [Fall 2008]
• Latin 20: Vergil [Winter 2009]