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Betine Van Zyl Smit

Honorary Associate Professor of Classics,

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Biography

I studied at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa where I also obtained my DLItt. I taught at three universities in South Africa before coming to the University of Nottingham in 2006. I retired at the end of July 2020 and am now an Honorary Associate Professor.

Expertise Summary

I have experience in teaching Latin at various levels, from Beginners' to advanced Latin texts. My research has focused on the reception of ancient drama in the later and modern world.

Teaching Summary

Latin language and literature.

Reception of Classical literature, especially drama.

Senecan tragedy.

Roman comedy..

Research Summary

Hugo Claus and the Classics. His adaptation of the tragedies of Seneca. His translation and adaptation of Greek comedy and tragedy.

The reception of Greek tragedy in later and modern literature.

The reception of classical drama in South Africa.

Past Research

See publications.

Future Research

Further research into the reception of Classical Drama in South Africa

Research into the reception of classical literature in modern literature.

Centre for Ancient Drama and its Reception

Department of Classics and Archaeology
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0)115 951 4800
fax: +44 (0)115 951 4811
email: Naomi Scott, CADRE Director