Classics Divison

Main

Information

Undergraduates

Courses

Current courses

Links

Classics Faculty

Robert J. Ball Professor and Chair of Classics Graduate and Undergraduate Advisor Coordinator of Greek and Latin 1890 East-West Rd. Moore Hall 455 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phn: 956-4164 Fax: 956-9536 E-mail: rball@hawaii.edu

Education

B.A., Queens College (NY)
M.A., Tufts University
Ph.D., Columbia University

Awards

Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching (University of Hawaii)
Excellence in Teaching Award (American Philological Association)
University Research Council Grants for Classics research projects

Research Interests

Greek Literature, Latin Literature, Classical Tradition

Books Published

Tibullus the Elegist: A Critical Survey (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1983).
The Classical Papers of Gilbert Highet (Columbia University Press, 1983).
The Unpublished Lectures of Gilbert Highet (Peter Lang Publishing, 1998).
Reading Classical Latin: A Reasonable Approach (McGraw-Hill, 1997).
Reading Classical Latin: The Second Year (McGraw-Hill, 1998).

Articles/Lectures

Articles on classical subjects, especially Latin poetry, published in journals such as Latomus, Vergilius, Classical World, Classical Journal, and Classical Outloook.
Lectures on classical subjects, including the teaching of Greek and Latin, presented at meetings of the American Philological Association and at campuses including Columbia, NYU, Brown, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, and UCSB.

Courses Usually Taught

Elementary Latin (Latin 101-102)
Intermediate Latin (Latin 201-202)
Roman Epic, Lyric, Elegy (graduate and undergraduate)
Roman Novel, Satire, Philosophy (graduate and undergraduate)
Augustan Poetry (Vergil, Horace, Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid)

Classics Department || LLEA main page || Language, Linguitics and Literature || University of Hawaii